,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #cj1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,bera1  
,mr4 ,yoho1 and ,mr4 ,malinowski7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,condemning acts by the ,people's       
,republic of ,china and the ,government 
of the ,hong ,kong ,special             
,administrative ,region that violate    
fundamental rights and freedoms of ,hong
 ,kong residents as well as acts that   
undermine ,hong ,kong's high degree of  
autonomy4  ,whereas the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china is    
legally bound to guarantee the civil    
liberties of the people of ,hong ,kong  
through #bjdg under the ,basic ,law 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 social and economic      
systems in ,hong ,kong will remain      
unchanged1 and so will the life-style42 
,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 ,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 ,region2  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 ,standing 
,committee of the ,national ,people's   
,congress of the ,people's ,republic of 
,china 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 ,law2 ,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         
,government2 ,whereas through a similar 
abuse of ,annex ,,iii of the ,basic ,law
 of ,hong ,kong1 the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china 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 ,chinese ,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 protests1 jeopardizing ,hong    
,kong's future as an open and prosperous
 international city2 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 would 
constitute a violation of commitments   
made by the ,people's ,republic of      
,china 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 would constitute a violation of   
the letter and spirit of the ,basic ,law
 and the ,joint ,declaration2  7#c7     
asserts that such actions by the        
,people's ,republic of ,china undermine 
the credibility of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china 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 urges the ,people's 
,republic of ,china and the ,hong ,kong 
,government to refrain from             
implementation of this law or taking any
 action that abridges or curtails1 in   
whole or in part1 the rights of ,hong   
,kong residents as established by the   
,joint ,declaration and ,basic ,law2 and
  7#e7 advises the ,president1 the      
,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary

 of the ,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  
expanding the mandate of the ,united    
,nations ,special ,rapporteur to improve
 monitoring and reporting on ,people's  
,republic of ,china's policies in ,hong 
,kong2  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 introducing other    
measures to urge the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china to refrain from 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