United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 40574
Hong Kong: Politics and Government
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27 April 2020
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4 May 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the rule of law in Hong Kong of the recent arrest of fifteen democracy activists and former lawmakers.
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27 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the rule of law in Hong Kong of the recent arrest of fifteen democracy activists and former lawmakers.
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4 May 2020
Answer
We are concerned about the arrests of a number of political figures in Hong Kong, and are following these cases closely. The rule of law and independence of the judiciary are one of the foundations on which Hong Kong's success and prosperity is built. It ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-27/40574
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1190768
- uk · wq-1190768 · source updated 4 May 2020