KATHMANDU: China has warned the UK not to interfere with Hong Kong following the imposition by Beijing of a sweeping new national security law, BBC reported.
UK’s offer of a path to citizenship for up to three million Hong Kongers amounted to “gross interference”, said Ambassador Liu Xiaoming.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, however, rejected the accusation.
Opponents of the new law say it erodes Hong Kong’s freedoms as a semi-autonomous region.
Earlier, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong issued a plea for the world to stand in solidarity with the territory.
Ambassador Liu said he hoped the UK would reconsider its citizenship offer.
“The UK government keeps making irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong affairs,” he said in a virtual news conference.
The ambassador said a decision on exactly how Beijing intended to respond would be made once it knew the details.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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