Written question asked by Baroness Cox (Crossbench) on Monday, 17 April 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 May 2023. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 May 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Hong Kong: Sanctions

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to sanction officials of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region who are responsible for enforcing the Hong Kong national security law against pro-democracy campaigners.

Answer: We have made clear our strong objection to the National Security Law (NSL), which is being used to stifle opposition and criminalise dissent in Hong Kong. We have taken a number of measures in response to the situation in Hong Kong, including the bespoke immigration route for British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(O)s), the suspension of the UK-Hong Kong extradition treaty and the extension of the arms embargo applied to China to Hong Kong. We keep all potential sanctions designations under close review. It would not be appropriate to speculate about future sanctions measures as to do so could reduce their impact.

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