United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 40577
Hong Kong: Politics and Government
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27 April 2020
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4 May 2020 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is bound by Article 22 of Hong Kong Basic Law which ensures that Chinese Gover
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27 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is bound by Article 22 of Hong Kong Basic Law which ensures that Chinese Gover
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4 May 2020
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Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy is guaranteed under the Sino-British Joint Declaration to which the UK is a party. We expect the Chinese authorities to respect and preserve this high degree of autonomy.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-27/40577
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1190771
- uk · wq-1190771 · source updated 4 May 2020