Hong Kong on Saturday hit back at the United States over its latest sanctions on six pro-China officials, slamming the move as insane, shameless and despicable.
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2021-01-16 16:05:55 GMT2021-01-17 00:05:55(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HONG KONG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) With regard to the recent arrests of people organizing the so-called primary election in Hong Kong, various Hong Kong sectors have called for more efforts to close the electoral loopholes and ensure Hong Kong is governed by patriots.
They noted that anti-China Hong Kong disruptors have been attempting to collude with external forces to turn local elections into their tools for color revolution and endanger national security and Hong Kong s prosperity and stability.
The Hong Kong police arrested last week 53 people on suspicion of breaching the national security law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
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