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Crackdown on Hong Kong independence will continue, city’s leader Carrie Lam vows in report to Beijing on banning of separatist party
- 12-page document is result of an unprecedented state letter requesting a report on the outlawing of the Hong Kong National Party
- Lam says government has a responsibility to safeguard national security and its stance on independence is ‘very clear and unambiguous’
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has vowed to continue the crackdown on the city’s pro-independence movement in a Beijing-requested report which details the government’s efforts in banning a separatist party last year.
The 12-page document, submitted to the central government on Tuesday and revealed on Thursday, was the result of an unprecedented state letter issued weeks ago requesting a report from the chief executive on the outlawing of the Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) while backing the move.
In the report’s conclusion, Lam said the city government had a responsibility to safeguard national security and its stance on Hong Kong independence was “very clear and unambiguous”.
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“Any act undermining national security is not in the interests of the nation, and will bring turmoil to Hong Kong society,” she wrote.
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“The HKSAR government will continue to prohibit any act and activity endangering national security – including ‘Hong Kong independence’ – in the [city] in strict accordance with the Basic Law and relevant laws, safeguarding the interests of national security.”
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