UK外交部長的聲明 Foreign & Commonwealth Office 20190614

【Comment】

承諾「一國兩制」的中英聯合聲明，並非歷史文件，而是有法律效力的條約。

UK外交部長的聲明      Foreign & Commonwealth Office 20190614

外交大臣傑瑞米·亨特呼籲保持克制，並敦促香港政府聽取其提議修改《逃犯條例》所引起的關切。

外交大臣傑瑞米·亨特說：

香港正在發生的抗議，清楚地表明公眾對提議修改《逃犯條例》的嚴重關切。我呼籲所有各方保持克制與冷靜。

我督促香港政府傾聽公眾以及國際友人的關切，暫停並反思這些引起爭議的措施。香港政府應展開富有意義的對話，採取措施保障香港的權利、自由和高度自治 —— 這非常關鍵，因為這些是維護香港國際聲譽的基礎。秉承“一國兩制”的原則，遵守具有法律約束力的中英聯合聲明，對香港未來的成功至關重要。

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm and urged the Hong Kong government to listen to concerns about its proposed extradition laws.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said:

The ongoing protests in Hong Kong are a clear sign of significant public concern about the proposed changes to extradition laws.  I call on all sides to remain calm and peaceful.

I urge the Hong Kong government to listen to the concerns of its people and its friends in the international community and to pause and reflect on these controversial measures.  It is essential that the authorities engage in meaningful dialogue and take steps to preserve Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms and high degree of autonomy, which underpin its international reputation.  Upholding the principle of ‘One Country, Two Systems’, provided for in the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration, is vital to Hong Kong’s future success.