UK urges Hong Kong and China to stop stifling opposition

Activists Joshua Wong (centre) and Ivan Lam (left) board a police van at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre in Hong Kong December 2, 2020, before going to court to be sentenced over a protest which took place outside the police headquarters in 2019. — AFP pic

LONDON, Dec 2 — Britain urged the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to stop their campaigns to stifle opposition, issuing a statement today as three Hong Kong activists including Joshua Wong began their prison sentences.

“Prosecution decisions must be fair and impartial, and the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong must be upheld,” said Britain’s foreign minister Dominic Raab. — Reuters