,h4 ,,res4 #edc  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,october    
#ae1 #bjai  ,,resolution  ,this         
resolution may be cited as the ,stand   
with ,hong ,kong ,resolution4 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy 
,act of #aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-chc7   
states--  7#a7 support for              
democratization is a fundamental        
principle of ,united ,states foreign    
policy2  7#b7 the human rights of the   
people of ,hong ,kong are of great      
importance to the ,united ,states and   
are directly relevant to ,united ,states
 interests in ,hong ,kong and serve as a
 basis for ,hong ,kong's continued      
economic prosperity2 and  7#c7 ,hong    
,kong must remain sufficiently          
autonomous from the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china to justify a different        
treatment than accorded to the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china under ,united      
,states law2 ,whereas the ,united       
,states maintains substantial economic  
and political interests in ,hong ,kong1 

with more than #a1bjj ,united ,states   
firms operating in the ,special         
,administrative ,region1 due largely to 
,hong ,kong's strong business           
environment1 predicated on respect for  
the rule of law and an independent      
judiciary2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
supports ,hong ,kong's high degree of   
autonomy promised by the ,joint         
,declaration between the ,government of 
the ,united ,kingdom of ,great ,britain 
and the ,government of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china on the ,question of 
the ,hong ,kong 7,joint ,declaration7 in
 accordance with the ,one ,country1 ,two
 ,systems framework through bilateral   
agreements1 the promotion of trade and  
investment1 and the bolstering of       
educational1 academic1 and cultural     
links2 ,whereas the ,department of      
,state reported in its #bjai ,hong ,kong
 ,policy ,act ,report1 dated ,march #ba1
 #bjai1 that the ,people's ,republic of 
,china has carried out a number of      
actions inconsistent with ,china's      

commitments in the ,basic ,law of the   
,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative    
,region 7,basic ,law7 and the ,joint    
,declaration1 which have diminished     
,hong ,kong's high degree of autonomy2  
,whereas ,china has increasingly        
constrained ,hong ,kong's freedoms in   
violation of the ,one ,country1 ,two    
,systems framework by1 among other      
actions1 supporting the restriction of  
entry into ,hong ,kong for individuals  
critical of the ,communist ,party of    
,china1 instructing to the ,hong ,kong  
,government to refuse a ,united ,states 
extradition request in ,may #bjah1 and  
abusing the national security rationale 
to justify interference with matters    
related to ,hong ,kong politics and     
governance2 ,whereas on ,april #c1      
#bjai1 the ,government of ,hong ,kong   
introduced the ,fugitive ,offenders and 
,mutual ,legal ,assistance in ,criminal 
,matters ,legislation 7,amendment7 ,bill
 #bjai 7commonly known as the           
extradition bill7 that would amend the  

,fugitive ,offenders ,ordinance by      
expanding the existing extradition      
arrangement to include mainland ,china1 
allowing for the handover of any persons
 in the territory of ,hong ,kong1       
residents and non-residents1 as well as 
any materials in their possession2      
,whereas the ,department of ,state      
issued a statement on ,june #i1 #bjai1  
warning that the lack of procedural     
protections in the bill could negatively
 impact ,hong ,kong's longstanding      
protections of human rights1 fundamental
 freedoms1 and democratic values2       
,whereas on ,june #i1 #bjai1 as many as 
#a1jjj1jjj people protested against the 
bill1 and on ,june #ab1 #bjai1 tens of  
thousands staged a protest near the     
,legislative ,council building to       
express opposition to the bill2 ,whereas
 on ,june #ab1 #bjai1 the ,government of
 ,hong ,kong took advantage of the acts 
of a small group of protesters to       
classify the largely peaceful protest as
 an unlawful assembly and a riot1 a     

charge that can result in a prison      
sentence of up to #aj years for those   
who were arrested2 ,whereas the police's
 excessive use of force on ,june #ab1   
#bjai1 as seen in video footage1 to     
disperse the protestors1 including the  
use of tear gas1 bean bag rounds1 rubber
 bullets1 batons1 and pepper spray1     
caused severe injuries to protesters2   
,whereas the excessive use of force     
fueled tensions and contributed to the  
worsening of violence2 ,whereas on ,june
 #af1 #bjai1 as many as #b1jjj1jjj      
people peacefully gathered in the       
,admiralty district1 which is likely the
 largest protest in ,hong ,kong's       
history2 ,whereas on ,july #ba1 #bjai1 a
 group alleged to be linked to organized
 crime violently attacked protestors1   
innocent bystanders1 and journalists    
with sticks and metal bars in ,yuen     
,long1 which resulted in the            
hospitalization of forty-five people1   
with one person in critical condition2  
,whereas the ,hong ,kong ,police ,force 

have been slow to take meaningful action
 against those who attacked the         
protestors on ,july #ba1 #bjai1         
suggesting the police may be complicit  
in their actions2 ,whereas the          
protestors' demands included-- 7#a7 the 
complete withdrawal of the extradition  
bill2  7#b7 the implementation of       
universal suffrage in the election of   
the ,chief ,executive and all members   
the ,legislative ,council2  7#c7 the    
establishment of an independent         
commission to investigate police conduct
 during the protests2  7#d7 the         
declassification of the protests as a   
riots2 and  7#e7 the dropping of all    
charges against persons who participated
 in any protests2  ,whereas on ,july    
#bg1 #bjai1 nine people were injured    
when police fired rubber bullets at     
demonstrators in ,yuen ,long who were   
protesting the ,july #ba violent attacks
 against protestors and the lack of a   
police response to them2 ,whereas on    
,july #bi1 #bjai1 ,china's spokesman for

 the ,state ,council's ,hong ,kong and  
,macao ,affairs ,office issued a        
statement referring to the protesters as
 radical elements committing evil and   
criminal acts2 ,whereas on ,july #cj1   
#bjai1 ,china's ,foreign ,ministry      
falsely claimed that the pro-democracy  
protests are the work of the ,united    
,states1 alleging that ,american        
officials have interfered in ,hong      
,kong's internal affairs2 ,whereas the  
,chinese ,communist ,party has called   
the protests absolutely intolerable1    
terrorism1 and terror atrocities1       
raising fears that ,china may use the   
,people's ,liberation ,army or the      
,people's ,armed ,police to violently   
suppress the protestors2 ,whereas on    
,august #e1 #bjai1 teachers1 aviation   
workers1 finance employees1 and civil   
servants went on strike across seven    
districts1 the largest citywide strike  
in decades1 which evolved into a wave of
 demonstrations and resulted in the     
police firing approximately #hjj tear   

gas rounds to clear the protestors1     
almost as many as were used in the      
previous #h weeks combined2 ,whereas on 
,august #e1 #bjai1 a mob violently      
attacked demonstrators with sticks and  
metal bars in ,north ,point after the   
demonstrators were dispersed by police  
from the ,admiralty district1 and again 
the police did not respond to the       
ambush2 ,whereas on ,august #f1 #bjai1 a
 ,chinese ,communist ,party official    
threatened the demonstrators by stating1
 those who play with fire will perish by
 it1 and as for their the demonstrators'
 punishment1 it's only a matter of time2
 ,whereas on ,august #g1 #bjai1 ,chinese
 state media began publishing articles  
accusing the ,political ,counselor to   
the ,united ,states ,consulate ,general 
in ,hong ,kong of being a black hand    
creating chaos in ,hong ,kong1 as well  
as publicly identifying family members  
of the ,consulate ,general staff2       
,whereas on ,august #aa1 #bjai1 ,hong   
,kong police beat fleeing protesters    

with batons and fired pepper ball rounds
 at them at close range2 ,whereas on    
,august #aa1 #bjai1 it was reported that
 a young woman1 allegedly a medic1 who  
has since become a symbol for the       
protest movement1 sustained a serious   
eye injury from a bean-bag round after  
the police fired a projectile into the  
crowd2 ,whereas on ,august #ah1 #bjai1  
as many as #a1gjj1jjj ,hong ,kong people
 attended a peaceful rally against      
police brutality2 ,whereas on ,august   
#ca1 #bjai1 ,hong ,kong ,police ,force  
,special ,tactical ,squad officers beat 
with batons protesters and train        
passengers at ,prince ,edward station2  
and ,whereas on ,september #d1 #bjai1   
,hong ,kong ,chief ,executive ,carrie   
,lam announced the ,government would    
withdraw the extradition bill from the  
,legislative ,council's agenda when it  
reconvenes in ,october #bjai3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives--  7#a7 calls on the   
,government of ,hong ,kong to begin     

negotiations to address the             
demonstrators' remaining demands1 which 
include-- 7,a7 the formal withdrawal of 
the bill from the ,hong ,kong           
,legislative ,council2  7,b7 the        
implementation of universal suffrage2   
7,c7 the establishment of an independent
 investigation into police conduct      
during the protests2  7,d7 the          
declassification of the protest as a    
riot2 and  7,e7 the dropping of all     
charges against persons arrested during 
the protests2  7#b7 condemns-- 7,a7 the 
,hong ,kong police's use of force       
against the demonstrators in ways that  
are inconsistent with international     
standards for the use of such equipment 
and in violation of citizens' rights to 
freedom of expression and peaceful      
assembly2 and  7,b7 the ,hong ,kong     
,government for tolerating the use of   
violent force against protesters by     
police2  7#c7 calls on the              
,administration to review the           
appropriateness of sales by ,united     

,states firms of munitions and          
crowd-control equipment to ,hong ,kong1 
to ensure that they are not used to     
repress peaceful protests2  7#d7        
condemns efforts by the ,hong ,kong and 
,chinese ,governments to characterize   
the protests as riots and to falsely    
accuse the ,united ,states of           
orchestrating political instability that
 they alone created2  7#e7 shares the   
concerns of the people of ,hong ,kong   
that the ,hong ,kong ,government's      
proposed amendments to the ,fugitive    
,offenders ,ordinance1 if adopted1 would
 negatively impact the territory's      
long-standing protections of human      
rights1 fundamental freedoms1 and       
democratic values as enshrined in the   
,basic ,law and the ,sino-,british      
,joint ,declaration2  7#f7 recognizes   
that the ,one ,country1 ,two ,systems   
framework and the ,basic ,law require   
that ,hong ,kong is afforded a high     
degree of autonomy with respect to      
economic and trade matters and the rule 

of law2  7#g7 condemns ,chinese state   
media for targeting staff and family    
members of the ,united ,states          
,consulate ,general in ,hong ,kong2     
7#h7 calls on the ,government of ,hong  
,kong and all governments-- 7,a7 to     
protect the rights of freedom of        
expression and peaceful assembly2  7,b7 
to condemn all acts of violence against 
those seeking to further their          
democratic rights2 and  7,c7 to refrain 
from the use of violence2 and  7#i7     
calls on the ,government of ,hong ,kong 
and the ,government of ,china to abide  
by the provisions of the ,joint         
,declaration and the ,basic ,law4       
,clerk4