Chinese officials to enforce mainland laws in Hong Kong train station

Record ID: 904074

  • Title: Chinese officials to enforce mainland laws in Hong Kong train station
  • Date: 25th July 2017
  • Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, JOHN LEE, HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE, RIMSKY YUEN AND HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING FRANK CHAN, ENTERING MEDIA CONFERENCE LEE, YUEN AND CHAN HOLDING PAMPHLETS OF RAIL LINK PLAN PAMPHLETS (SOUNDBITE) (English) HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE, RIMSKY YUEN, SAYING: "Throughout the period which the Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) government and the relevant mainland authorities conducted studies and discussions, both sides have all along agreed that collocation arrangements should comply with three objectives. Namely, first from the legal perspective, it should be consistent with the 'one country, two systems' policy and should not contravene the Basic Law." JOURNALISTS AT MEDIA CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE, RIMSKY YUEN, SAYING: "There are comments to the effect that implementing collocation will amount to a secession of our land in favour of the mainland. I would like to clarify that there is no question of any secessions of giving up our land. The reasons are obvious. According to Article 7 of the Basic Law, the land and natural resources of the SAR shall be state property. The Hong Kong SAR government shall be responsible for the management, use and development and for the lease or grant to individuals, legal persons or organisations for use or development." MEDIA CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE, RIMSKY YUEN, SAYING: "The implementation of collocation arrangement is neither a directive nor an order by the Central People's Government. Besides, the implementation of collocation would require the consent of both the Hong Kong SAR government and the Central People's Government before it can be done." PROTEST OUTSIDE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS HONG KONG AND CHINA FLAGS (SOUNDBITE) (English) CONVENOR OF NEW DEMOCRATS POLITICAL PARTY, GARY FAN, SAYING: "It will allow the authorities, the mainland authorities, to enforce the laws of the Mainland inside the West Kowloon Station of the XRL. Which is tremendously damage the principle of 'one country two systems', and also impeach the Basic Law. We cannot accept that, we have to come out and say loud and clear to the SAR government. Hong Kong people cannot accept this arrangement." VARIOUS OF PROTEST CONSTRUCTION AREA OF RAILWAY LINK TRUCK PARKED STATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION WORKER WALKING AWAY STATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION SIGN NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITE READING (English and Chinese):" SLOW, WORKS ACCESS"
  • Embargoed: 8th August 2017 12:30
  • Keywords: Hong Kong train station Chinese officials enforce mainland laws
  • Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • City: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R7T2DH
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