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Recommendation 19
19
Accepted
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Proactively challenge and communicate unacceptability of PRC attacks on Hong Kong dissidents.
Recommendation
The Government must recognise repeated attacks on Hong Kong dissidents as part of wider PRC policy of repression, and proactively challenge this behaviour and communicate the unacceptability of such a policy directly with representatives of the PRC.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees that transnational repression on UK soil is unacceptable, affirming its zero-tolerance approach and commitment to protecting individuals. It states that it regularly communicates its expectations directly to concerned countries, including regarding Hong Kong activists.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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58. The Government agrees and has made clear publicly that any attempts by China and Hong Kong to intimidate and silence individuals in the UK and overseas are unacceptable. The UK will always defend the universal right to freedom of expression and stand up for those who are targeted.
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