U.K. Government urged in Parliament to co-ordinate an international response to the purge of democrats and the dismantling of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong

Nov 12, 2020 | News

Today’s exchange in the House of Lords

https://fb.watch/1J8v_7p5sm/

Thursday November 12th 2020

U.K. Government urged to co-ordinate an international response to the purge of democrats and the dismantling of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong

Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB)

My Lords, I declare my interests as a patron of Hong Kong Watch and vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong. What steps are the Government taking to co-ordinate an international response to the purge of democrats and the dismantling of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong? Does this include an international contact group, mobilising the G7, developing an alliance of democracies to co-ordinate targeted sanctions and a lifeboat rescue package, and working for the creation of a mechanism at the United Nations for a special rapporteur?

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)

As I have already said, we are leading the international response on Hong Kong. An increasing number of countries are joining statements through UN human rights bodies, which underscores the success of this approach. We have no plans to establish an international contact group. The Foreign Secretary is leading the way on this issue as a priority.

Read the full exchange on Baroness Northover’s Question:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2020-11-12/debates/85F3C315-DDED-49B6-8EA0-1C26AC36FB0B/HongKongLegislativeCouncil

Share This