Government Questioned about the Long Arm of The CCP’s Hong Kong National Security Law and Its Use Against Hong Kongers Now In UK. During David Lammy’s visit to China Government says “Foreign Secretary raised serious concerns around the implementation of the National Security Law and the ongoing treatment of British national Jimmy Lai, again calling for his release.”

Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1660):

Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will use the visit of the Foreign Secretary to Beijing and Shanghai  (1) to raise concerns about the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance in Hong Kong, in particular its extraterritoriality clauses and its application to Hong Kongers in the UK under the British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa scheme, and (2) to raise concerns about China’s and Hong Kong’s non-recognition of the BNO passport. (HL1660)

Tabled on: 16 October 2024

Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:

The Foreign Secretary visited China on 18 October and raised serious concerns around the implementation of the National Security Law and the ongoing treatment of British national Jimmy Lai, again calling for his release.

Date and time of answer: 28 Oct 2024 at 15:37.