April 22, 2022
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Thursday strong opposed a US social media company’s recent decision to terminate an election-related account set up by a candidate for the sixth-term Chief Executive Election.
In a statement issued on Thursday night, a spokesman said the government and all sectors of society strongly opposed and expressed extreme outrage at any form of interference in the internal affairs of Hong Kong by foreign forces.
A spokesman said the government and all sectors of society strongly opposed and expressed extreme outrage at any form of interference in the internal affairs of Hong Kong by foreign forces
He said this includes actions that affect “the smooth holding of the sixth-term Chief Executive Election through undermining the freedoms of speech and of the information dissemination, as well as the fairness and impartiality of the Internet.”
“The so-called ‘sanctions’ imposed by the US are blatant interference in the internal affairs of the People’s Republic of China, in the pretext of human rights, democracy and autonomy,” the spokesman said.
“The political structure of the HKSAR is a matter within the purview of the central authorities. The international community should fully acknowledge this fact and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs which are internal affairs of China,” he added.
The spokesman said the improvement the central government made to the HKSAR’s electoral system has provided “a robust safeguard” for fully implementing the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong”.
The Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections and the Legislative Council General Election were conducted last year on September 19 and December 19, respectively, the spokesman said.
“The HKSAR government will, as in the past, make every effort to ensure the sixth-term HKSAR Chief Executive Election will be conducted successfully on May 8 in a fair, just and open manner,” he added.