‘Let Hong Kong be Hong Kong’ says US consul general Hanscom Smith


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15:31, 30 May 2020 14:22, 31 May 2020 The US Consul General Hanscom Smith said “let Hong Kong be Hong Kong” on Friday, a day after Beijing approved a resolution to implement laws in the city to punish acts that it deems as threatening to national security. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that Hong Kong would no longer be considered autonomous from China. The 2020 Hong Kong Policy Act report submitted to Congress on Thursday also concluded that the city is no longer sufficiently autonomous to warrant differential treatment under US law. Hanscom Smith. Photo: US...