The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday (7th) announced sanctions against 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, two police chiefs, Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, and two deputy directors. The SAR government issued a statement this afternoon (8th), strongly criticizing the US’s “so-called sanctions” as “shameless and disgusting”, and quoted Chief Executive Carrie Lam as saying that “we will not be scared” and that the Hong Kong government will fully support it. The central government implemented countermeasures.

The Hong Kong government stated that the so-called sanctions imposed by the United States on the grounds of the “Hong Kong National Security Act” are “blatant and brutal interference in China’s internal affairs. For the private interests of some American politicians, Hong Kong is used as a chess piece to create trouble for Sino-US relations.” , Described the United States using Hong Kong’s “anti-government riots” that began in June last year, borrowing words to defend human rights, democracy, and autonomy. It passed a number of laws and administrative orders against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, showing that the United States held double standards and hypocrisy and violated international law and international relations. The basic routine.

The SAR government severely condemned the U.S. government for disclosing the personal data of officials from Hong Kong and China involved, saying that it would reserve the right to pursue legal investigations for serious violations of privacy and personal safety.

The Hong Kong government stated at the end of the statement that Chief Executive Carrie Lam, on behalf of the targeted senior officials, pointed out that they “are fulfilling the glorious task of safeguarding national security”, not only protecting the lives and interests of 7.5 million Hong Kong people, but also 1.4 billion people in mainland China. “We will not be scared.”