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Jimmy Lai

  1. UK six-monthly report says national security law has eroded Hong Kong's openness; Hong Kong government 'strongly condemns' it and Beijing calls it 'irresponsible'

    SCMP reported that Britain's latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong, published on Oct 22, said the national security law had further eroded the openness underpinning the city's success; the Foreign Secretary wrote in the foreword that he was 'deeply concerned and disturbed' by Jimmy Lai's continued imprisonment. Lai was sentenced to 20 years for national security offences. A Hong Kong government spokesman said it 'strongly condemns and firmly rejects' the report, saying the Sino-British Joint Declaration gives the UK no authority to interfere in Hong Kong affairs, and Beijing told Britain to stop interfering in China's internal affairs.

    Oct 23, 2026 Morning