Hong Kong Watch
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The US Congressional Executive Committee on China published a strong report on Hong Kong today, citing our work.

"During its 2018 reporting year, the Commission observed a continued erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy, as guaranteed under the ‘‘one country, two systems’’ policy enshrined in the Basic Law in accordance with the principles of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. Reports showed diminishing space for political action by pro-democracy groups and individuals in Hong Kong’s democratic institutions. Observers also expressed concerns regarding the erosion of universal human rights protected by international instruments applicable under the Hong Kong Basic Law."
https://www.cecc.gov/…/documents/2018AR_Hong Kong and%2…

Recommendations
Members of the U.S. Congress and Administration officials are encouraged to:
- Consider enacting the Hong Kong Human Rights and De- mocracy Act (S. 417/H.R. 3856, 115th Cong., 1st Sess.) to mon- itor the state of Hong Kong’s autonomy from mainland China and reaffirm U.S. support for democratization in Hong Kong.

- Emphasize in meetings with Chinese and Hong Kong offi- cials that the continued erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy under the ‘‘one country, two systems’’ principle, and as guaran- teed in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law, threatens the underpinnings of U.S. policy toward Hong Kong, particularly Hong Kong’s separate treatment under U.S. law.

- Urge the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to restart the electoral reform process and work toward implementing Chief Executive and Legislative Council elections by universal suffrage, in accordance with Articles 45 and 68 of the Basic Law and Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

- Call on the Chinese and Macau governments to set a timeline for implementing elections in Macau for Chief Execu- tive and the Legislative Assembly by universal suffrage, as re-quired under Article 25 of the ICCPR and repeatedly urged by the UN Human Rights Committee.

Recommendations:
https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/2018AR_Executive Summary_0.pdf

Full report : https://www.cecc.gov/publications/annual-reports/2018-annual-report


美國國會報告指高度自治受損有政治審查　港府批偏頗失實：不應干預港內部事務
2018年10月11日 星期四

美國「國會及行政當局中國委員會」周三（10日）發表報告，指香港高度自治受損，存在政治審查及篩選，又引述多個團體指出，高鐵「一地兩檢」嚴重削弱外界對「一國兩制」信心。港府批評報告偏頗失實，重申外國議會不應以任何形式干預香港特別行政區內部事務。

美國「國會及行政當局中國委員會」報告說，香港被指控存在政治審查，部分人因政治理念或黨派而被剝奪參選資格，舉例指主張「港獨」、已被政府取締的香港民族黨之召集人陳浩天，遭法院確認不符合資格參加選舉。

報告又提到參與「佔中」者繼續受到檢控，認為特區政府利用法律針對反對派，另引述多個團體指出，高鐵「一地兩檢」嚴重削弱外界對「一國兩制」信心。

港府凌晨透過新聞處發稿回應，強調回歸以來一直嚴格按照《基本法》規定實行「高度自治」、「港人治港」，充分體現「一國兩制」得到全面和成功落實，稱「這是國際社會有目共睹的」。

港府又說，「港獨」公然違反《基本法》，直接損害國家主權、安全及領土完整，亦有違全面貫徹落實「一國兩制」，破壞香港在《基本法》列明的憲制與法律基礎，重申「港獨」沒有討論空間。港府稱十分重視言論自由，惟「無論是有關的國際人權公約或法庭案例，都清楚指出言論自由並非絕對」。

港府續稱，一直嚴格按照「一國兩制」、《基本法》及香港法律處理香港事務，報告中所指的「政治篩選」絕不存在。

港府之後批評報告結論偏頗及指控失實，對此表示遺憾，重申「外國議會不應以任何形式干預香港特別行政區的內部事務」。
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20181011/s00001/1539214539111