,h4 ,,res4 #ajcc  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,november   
#ah1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas the  
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china 7,,prc7 is legally bound to   
guarantee the civil liberties of the    
people of ,hong ,kong through #bjdg and 
the ,joint ,declaration of the          
,government of the ,united ,kingdom of  
,great ,britain and ,northern ,ireland  
and the ,government of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china on the ,question of 
,hong ,kong 7hereafter the ,joint       
,declaration71 in which the ,people's   
,republic of ,china committed that for  
#ej years1 the basic policies would     
remain unchanged1 including keeping the 
social and economic systems in ,hong    
,kong unchanged2 ,whereas ,article #ci  
of the ,basic ,law of ,hong ,kong       
mandates that3 ,the provisions of the   
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights1 the ,international  
,covenant on ,economic1 ,social and     
,cultural ,rights1 and international    

labour conventions as applied to ,hong  
,kong shall remain in force and shall be
 implemented through the laws of the    
,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative    
,region42 ,whereas the ,joint           
,declaration states that ,rights and    
freedoms1 including those of the person1
 of speech1 of the press1 of assembly1  
of association1 of travel1 of movement1 
of correspondence1 of strike1 of choice 
of occupation1 of academic research and 
of religious belief will be ensured by  
law in the ,hong ,kong ,special         
,administrative ,region and that those  
rights are reiterated in ,chapter ,,iii 
of the ,basic ,law2 ,whereas ,chapter   
,,iii of the ,basic ,law of ,hong ,kong 
guarantees ,hong ,kong residents other  
specific rights and freedoms1           
including--  7#a7 freedom of speech1 of 
the press1 and of publication2  7#b7    
freedom of association1 of assembly1 of 
procession1 and of demonstration2  7#c7 
the right and freedom to form and join  
trade unions and to strike2  7#d7       

freedom from arbitrary or unlawful      
arrest1 detention1 or imprisonment2     
7#e7 freedom from arbitrary or unlawful 
search of1 or intrusion into1 a ,hong   
,kong resident's home or other premises2
  7#f7 freedom and privacy of           
communication2  7#g7 freedom of movement
 within the ,hong ,kong ,special        
,administrative ,region 7,,hksar72  7#h7
 freedom of emigration to other         
countries and regions2  7#i7 freedom of 
conscience2 and  7#aj7 the right to     
institute legal proceedings in the      
courts against the acts of the executive
 authorities and their personnel2       
,whereas the ,,prc ,national ,people's  
,congress ,standing ,committee 7,,npcsc7
 has inserted a national security law   
directly into ,annex ,,iii of the ,basic
 ,law of ,hong ,kong1 and said national 
security law is purportedly intended to 
prevent and punish acts of separating   
the country1 subverting state power1 and
 organizing terroristic activities2     
,whereas said action is a flagrant      

violation of ,hong ,kong's autonomy and 
rule of law in that ,article #ah of the 
,basic ,law provides that laws included 
in ,annex ,,iii are confined to those   
relating to defense and foreign affairs 
as well as other matters outside the    
limits of the autonomy of the ,region as
 specified by this ,law 2 ,whereas      
,article #aa of the ,joint ,declaration 
states that ,the maintenance of public  
order in the ,hong ,kong ,special       
,administrative ,region will be the     
responsibility of the ,government of the
 ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative   
,region2 ,whereas the national security 
law promulgated by the ,,npcsc violates 
,article #aa of the ,joint ,declaration 
by establishing ,,prc entities in ,hong 
,kong with powers over public order2    
,whereas ,article #bc further specifies 
that ,hong ,kong shall enact laws on its
 own to prohibit any act of treason1    
secession1 sedition1 subversion against 
the ,central ,people's ,government 2    
,whereas through a similar abuse of     

,annex ,,iii of the ,basic ,law of ,hong
 ,kong1 the ,,prc ,government caused the
 adoption of the ,national ,anthem ,law 
in ,hong ,kong1 which curtails the      
freedom of speech and carries a maximum 
sentence of #c years1 mirroring the     
extent of sentence under the ,people's  
,republic of ,china ,criminal ,law2     
,whereas the ,,prc ,government's        
repeated and heavy-handed actions to    
undermine the rule of law in ,hong ,kong
 and ,hong ,kong's high degree of       
autonomy will only further escalate the 
ongoing protests and increase public    
disapproval of the ,,prc and the ,,hksar
 ,government1 jeopardizing ,hong ,kong's
 future as an open and prosperous       
international city2 ,whereas the full   
,chinese-language text of the national  
security legislation was not revealed   
until the ,hong ,kong ,chief ,executive 
promulgated the law in ,hong ,kong at   
#aa p4m4 on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 making it 
only the second law since #bjjh that the
 ,,npcsc has passed without releasing a 

draft for public comment2 and ,whereas  
the imposition of this national security
 legislation1 which undermines the      
established rights and freedoms of ,hong
 ,kong residents provided in the ,joint 
,declaration and the ,basic ,law1       
constitutes a violation of commitments  
made by the ,,prc under international   
law3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the   
,house of ,representatives--  7#a7      
underscores that democratic societies   
around the world stand in solidarity    
with the people of ,hong ,kong1 who face
 grave threats to their inviolable      
rights and freedoms2  7#b7 condemns the 
action by the ,people's ,republic of    
,china's ,national ,people's ,congress  
to advance national security legislation
 for ,hong ,kong through irregular      
procedures1 which constitutes a         
violation of the letter and spirit of   
the ,joint ,declaration1 and the ,basic 
,law which is the implementing document 
of the ,joint ,declaration2  7#c7       
asserts that such actions by the        

,people's ,republic of ,china undermine 
its credibility within the international
 community1 including the ,people's     
,republic of ,china's credibility in    
honoring its commitments to             
international agreements and respecting 
internationally recognized human rights2
  7#d7 calls on the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china to immediately rectify        
provisions of the national security law 
inconsistent with the ,joint            
,declaration and other provisions of the
 ,basic ,law including--  7,a7 the      
judicial processes for national security
 cases2 and  7,b7 the law's asserted    
extraterritorial jurisdiction2 and  7#e7
 advises the ,president1 the ,secretary 
of ,state1 and the ,secretary of        
,treasury to coordinate with allies and 
partners to respond to developments in  
,hong ,kong1 including by-- 7,a7        
appointing a ,united ,nations ,special  
,envoy for ,hong ,kong2  7,b7           
encouraging all relevant ,united        
,nations special rapporteurs to closely 

monitor and report on ,people's         
,republic of ,china's policies in ,hong 
,kong1 including the ,special           
,rapporteur on freedom of opinion and   
expression1 the ,special ,rapporteur on 
freedom of peaceful assembly and of     
association1 the ,special ,rapporteur on
 human rights defenders1 the ,special   
,rapporteur on the independence of      
judges and lawyers1 the ,special        
,rapporteur on the promotion and        
protection of human rights and          
fundamental freedoms while countering   
terrorism1 the ,special ,rapporteur on  
torture1 and the ,working ,group on     
arbitrary detention2  7,c7 providing    
,hong ,kong residents who face          
well-founded fears of persecution an    
opportunity to emigrate from1 or not be 
compelled to return to1 ,hong ,kong2    
7,d7 condemning the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china for promulgating national     
security legislation in ,hong ,kong     
which contravenes the ,joint            
,declaration and the ,basic ,law2 and   

7,e7 establishing other measures1       
including economic sanctions1 to hold   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
accountable for contravention of        
international law and human rights norms
 with respect to ,hong ,kong4  ,clerk4