The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today strongly condemned the US lawmakers who put forward a bill in an attempt to include a number of Hong Kong SAR personnel as sanction targets, noting that those lawmakers were trying to intimidate government workers who safeguard national security.

The personnel include the Secretary for Justice, the Secretary General of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong SAR, the Commissioner of Police as well as some judges and prosecutors.

In a press statement, the Hong Kong SAR Government said as it is clear that safeguarding national security falls within the internal affairs of a sovereign jurisdiction, the National Security Law’s implementation is free from any intervention.

It continued to state that while the black-clad violence and the Hong Kong version of the colour revolution back in 2019 had severely damaged social stability, the successful implementation of the National Security Law has enabled the Hong Kong community at large to swiftly resume as normal and the business environment to be restored.

It also noted that those US politicians however, insisted on turning a blind eye to the facts and even clamoured for sanctions against Hong Kong SAR Government staff who dutifully safeguard national security.

Their political grandstanding rife with ill intentions, which have been seen through by all, must be strongly condemned, it stressed.

Stating that Hong Kong despises any sanctions and shall never be intimidated, the Hong Kong SAR Government made it clear that it shall continue to resolutely discharge the responsibility of safeguarding national security.

At the same time, it strongly urged the US politicians concerned to discern facts from fallacies, immediately stop acting against international law and the basic norms of international relations, and stop interfering in Hong Kong matters which are purely China’s internal affairs.

It also pointed out that any attempt to interfere with Hong Kong’s judicial proceedings by means of political power is a reprehensible act undermining the rule of law.

Making any statement with the intent to interfere with or obstruct the course of justice, or engaging in conduct with the same intent, is very likely to constitute the offence of criminal contempt of court or the offence of perverting the course of justice, the Hong Kong SAR Government added.