,h4 ,,res4 #edc  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,octob] #ae1 
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,?is resolution may
 be cit$ z ! ,/& ) ,hong ,kong          
,resolution4 ,:]eas ! ,unit$            
,/ates-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act ( #aiib 
7,public ,law #ajb-chc7 /ates--  7#a7   
support = democratization is a          
fundam5tal pr9ciple ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
=eign policy2  7#b7 ! human rights ( ! p
 ( ,hong ,kong are ( great importance to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & are directly relevant
 to ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s 9 ,hong ,kong 
& s]ve z a basis = ,hong ,kong's cont9u$
 economic prosp]ity2 &  7#c7 ,hong ,kong
 mu/ rema9 suffici5tly autonom\s f !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to ju/ify a       
diff]5t treatm5t ?an accord$ to ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a "u ,unit$ ,/ates law2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9s          
sub/antial economic & political int]e/s 
9 ,hong ,kong1 ) m ?an #a1bjj ,unit$    
,/ates firms op]at+ 9 ! ,special        
,adm9i/rative ,region1 due l>gely to    
,hong ,kong's /rong bus9ess environm5t1 

pr$icat$ on respect = ! rule ( law & an 
indep5d5t judici>y2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates supports ,hong ,kong's high      
degree ( autonomy promis$ by ! ,jo9t    
,decl>ation betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !      
,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great ,brita9 & !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a on !
 ,"q ( ! ,hong ,kong 7,jo9t ,decl>ation7
 9 accordance ) ! ,"o ,c\ntry1 ,two     
,sy/ems framework ?r\gh bilat]al        
agreem5ts1 ! promotion ( trade &        
inve/m5t1 & ! bol/]+ ( educational1     
academic1 & cultural l9ks2 ,:]eas !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate report$ 9 its #bjai   
,hong ,kong ,policy ,act ,report1 dat$  
,m>* #ba1 #bjai1 t ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a has c>ri$ out a numb] ( actions    
inconsi/5t ) ,*9a's commitm5ts 9 !      
,basic ,law ( ! ,hong ,kong ,special    
,adm9i/rative ,region 7,basic ,law7 & ! 
,jo9t ,decl>ation1 :i* h dim9i%$ ,hong  
,kong's high degree ( autonomy2 ,:]eas  
,*9a has increas+ly con/ra9$ ,hong      
,kong's fre$oms 9 violation ( ! ,"o     
,c\ntry1 ,two ,sy/ems framework by1     

among o!r actions1 support+ ! re/riction
 ( entry into ,hong ,kong = individuals 
critical ( ! ,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a1    
in/ruct+ to ! ,hong ,kong ,gov]nm5t to  
refuse a ,unit$ ,/ates extradition      
reque/ 9 ,may #bjah1 & abus+ ! national 
security rationale to ju/ify int]f]5ce )
 matt]s relat$ to ,hong ,kong politics &
 gov]nance2 ,:]eas on ,april #c1 #bjai1 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,hong ,kong introduc$ !   
,fugitive ,(f5d]s & ,mutual ,legal      
,assi/ance 9 ,crim9al ,matt]s           
,legislation 7,am5dm5t7 ,bill #bjai     
7commonly kn[n z ! extradition bill7 t  
w\ld am5d ! ,fugitive ,(f5d]s ,ord9ance 
by exp&+ ! exi/+ extradition arrangem5t 
to include ma9l& ,*9a1 all[+ = ! h&ov] (
 any p]sons 9 ! t]ritory ( ,hong ,kong1 
resid5ts & non-resid5ts1 z well z any   
mat]ials 9 _! possession2 ,:]eas !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate issu$ a /atem5t on    
,june #i1 #bjai1 w>n+ t ! lack (        
proc$ural protections 9 ! bill c\ld     
negatively impact ,hong ,kong's long/&+ 
protections ( human rights1 fundam5tal  

fre$oms1 & democratic values2 ,:]eas on 
,june #i1 #bjai1 z _m z #a1jjj1jjj p    
prote/$ aga9/ ! bill1 & on ,june #ab1   
#bjai1 t5s ( ?\s&s /ag$ a prote/ ne> !  
,legislative ,c\ncil build+ to express  
opposition to ! bill2 ,:]eas on ,june   
#ab1 #bjai1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,hong ,kong   
took advantage ( ! acts ( a small gr\p (
 prote/]s to classify ! l>gely peaceful 
prote/ z an unlawful assembly & a riot1 
a *>ge t c result 9 a prison s5t5ce ( up
 to #aj ye>s = ^? :o 7 arre/$2 ,:]eas ! 
police's excessive use ( =ce on ,june   
#ab1 #bjai1 z se5 9 video footage1 to   
disp]se ! prote/ors1 includ+ ! use ( te>
 gas1 bean bag r\nds1 rubb] bullets1    
batons1 & pepp] spray1 caus$ sev]e      
injuries to prote/]s2 ,:]eas ! excessive
 use ( =ce fuel$ t5sions & contribut$ to
 ! wors5+ ( viol5ce2 ,:]eas on ,june    
#af1 #bjai1 z _m z #b1jjj1jjj p         
peacefully ga!r$ 9 ! ,admiralty di/rict1
 :i* is likely ! l>ge/ prote/ 9 ,hong   
,kong's hi/ory2 ,:]eas on ,july #ba1    
#bjai1 a gr\p alleg$ to be l9k$ to      

organiz$ crime viol5tly attack$         
prote/ors1 innoc5t by/&]s1 & j\rnali/s )
 /icks & metal b>s 9 ,yu5 ,long1 :i*    
result$ 9 ! hospitalization ( =ty-five  
p1 ) "o p]son 9 critical condition2     
,:]eas ! ,hong ,kong ,police ,=ce h be5 
sl[ to take mean+ful action aga9/ ^? :o 
attack$ ! prote/ors on ,july #ba1 #bjai1
 sugge/+ ! police may be complicit 9 _! 
actions2 ,:]eas ! prote/ors' dem&s      
includ$-- 7#a7 ! complete )drawal ( !   
extradition bill2  7#b7 ! implem5tation 
( univ]sal suffrage 9 ! election ( !    
,*ief ,executive & all memb]s !         
,legislative ,c\ncil2  7#c7 ! e/abli%m5t
 ( an indep5d5t commission to inve/igate
 police conduct dur+ ! prote/s2  7#d7 ! 
declassification ( ! prote/s z a riots2 
&  7#e7 ! dropp+ ( all *>ges aga9/      
p]sons :o p>ticipat$ 9 any prote/s2     
,:]eas on ,july #bg1 #bjai1 n9e p 7     
injur$ :5 police fir$ rubb] bullets at  
demon/rators 9 ,yu5 ,long :o 7 prote/+ !
 ,july #ba viol5t attacks aga9/         
prote/ors & ! lack ( a police response  

to !m2 ,:]eas on ,july #bi1 #bjai1      
,*9a's spokesman = ! ,/ate ,c\ncil's    
,hong ,kong & ,macao ,affairs ,(fice    
issu$ a /atem5t ref]r+ to ! prote/]s z  
radical elem5ts committ+ evil & crim9al 
acts2 ,:]eas on ,july #cj1 #bjai1 ,*9a's
 ,=eign ,m9i/ry falsely claim$ t !      
pro-democracy prote/s are ! "w ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 alleg+ t ,am]ican        
(ficials h int]f]$ 9 ,hong ,kong's      
int]nal affairs2 ,:]eas ! ,*9ese        
,communi/ ,p>ty has call$ ! prote/s     
absolutely intol]able1 t]rorism1 & t]ror
 atrocities1 rais+ fe>s t ,*9a may use !
 ,p's ,lib]ation ,army or ! ,p's ,arm$  
,police to viol5tly suppress !          
prote/ors2 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #e1 #bjai1  
tea*]s1 aviation work]s1 f9ance         
employees1 & civil s]vants w5t on /rike 
across sev5 di/ricts1 ! l>ge/ citywide  
/rike 9 decades1 :i* evolv$ into a wave 
( demon/rations & result$ 9 ! police    
fir+ approximately #hjj te> gas r\nds to
 cle> ! prote/ors1 almo/ z _m z 7 us$ 9 
! previ\s #h weeks comb9$2 ,:]eas on    

,augu/ #e1 #bjai1 a mob viol5tly attack$
 demon/rators ) /icks & metal b>s 9     
,nor? ,po9t aft] ! demon/rators 7       
disp]s$ by police f ! ,admiralty        
di/rict1 & aga9 ! police did n respond  
to ! ambu%2 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #f1 #bjai1 
a ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty (ficial ?reat5$
 ! demon/rators by /at+1 ^? :o play )   
fire w p]i% by x1 & z = _! !            
demon/rators' puni%m5t1 x's only a matt]
 ( "t2 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #g1 #bjai1      
,*9ese /ate m$ia began publi%+ articles 
accus+ ! ,political ,c\nselor to !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,consulate ,g5]al 9 ,hong 
,kong ( be+ a black h& creat+ *aos 9    
,hong ,kong1 z well z publicly id5tify+ 
family memb]s ( ! ,consulate ,g5]al     
/aff2 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #aa1 #bjai1 ,hong
 ,kong police beat flee+ prote/]s )     
batons & fir$ pepp] ball r\nds at !m at 
close range2 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #aa1      
#bjai1 x 0 report$ t a "y woman1        
alleg$ly a m$ic1 :o has s9ce become a   
symbol = ! prote/ movem5t1 su/a9$ a     
s]i\s eye injury f a bean-bag r\nd aft] 

! police fir$ a projectile into ! cr[d2 
,:]eas on ,augu/ #ah1 #bjai1 z _m z     
#a1gjj1jjj ,hong ,kong p att5d$ a       
peaceful rally aga9/ police brutality2  
,:]eas on ,augu/ #ca1 #bjai1 ,hong ,kong
 ,police ,=ce ,special ,tactical ,squad 
(fic]s beat ) batons prote/]s & tra9    
pass5g]s at ,pr9ce ,edw>d /ation2 &     
,:]eas on ,septemb] #d1 #bjai1 ,hong    
,kong ,*ief ,executive ,c>rie ,lam      
ann\nc$ ! ,gov]nm5t w\ld )draw !        
extradition bill f ! ,legislative       
,c\ncil's ag5da :5 x reconv5es 9 ,octob]
 #bjai3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 calls on !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,hong ,kong to beg9         
negotiations to address ! demon/rators' 
rema9+ dem&s1 :i* include-- 7,a7 ! =mal 
)drawal ( ! bill f ! ,hong ,kong        
,legislative ,c\ncil2  7,b7 !           
implem5tation ( univ]sal suffrage2  7,c7
 ! e/abli%m5t ( an indep5d5t            
inve/igation into police conduct dur+ ! 
prote/s2  7,d7 ! declassification ( !   
prote/ z a riot2 &  7,e7 ! dropp+ ( all 

*>ges aga9/ p]sons arre/$ dur+ !        
prote/s2  7#b7 condemns-- 7,a7 ! ,hong  
,kong police's use ( =ce aga9/ !        
demon/rators 9 ways t are inconsi/5t )  
int]national /&>ds = ! use ( su*        
equipm5t & 9 violation ( citiz5s' rights
 to fre$om ( expression & peaceful      
assembly2 &  7,b7 ! ,hong ,kong         
,gov]nm5t = tol]at+ ! use ( viol5t =ce  
aga9/ prote/]s by police2  7#c7 calls on
 ! ,adm9i/ration to review !            
appropriat5ess ( sales by ,unit$ ,/ates 
firms ( munitions & cr[d-control        
equipm5t to ,hong ,kong1 to ensure t !y 
are n us$ to repress peaceful prote/s2  
7#d7 condemns ef=ts by ! ,hong ,kong &  
,*9ese ,gov]nm5ts to *>act]ize ! prote/s
 z riots & to falsely accuse ! ,unit$   
,/ates ( or*e/rat+ political in/ability 
t !y alone creat$2  7#e7 %>es ! conc]ns 
( ! p ( ,hong ,kong t ! ,hong ,kong     
,gov]nm5t's propos$ am5dm5ts to !       
,fugitive ,(f5d]s ,ord9ance1 if adopt$1 
w\ld negatively impact ! t]ritory's     
long-/&+ protections ( human rights1    

fundam5tal fre$oms1 & democratic values 
z en%r9$ 9 ! ,basic ,law & !            
,s9o-,briti% ,jo9t ,decl>ation2  7#f7   
recognizes t ! ,"o ,c\ntry1 ,two ,sy/ems
 framework & ! ,basic ,law require t    
,hong ,kong is af=d$ a high degree (    
autonomy ) respect to economic & trade  
matt]s & ! rule ( law2  7#g7 condemns   
,*9ese /ate m$ia = t>get+ /aff & family 
memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,consulate     
,g5]al 9 ,hong ,kong2  7#h7 calls on !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,hong ,kong & all           
gov]nm5ts-- 7,a7 to protect ! rights (  
fre$om ( expression & peaceful assembly2
  7,b7 to condemn all acts ( viol5ce    
aga9/ ^? seek+ to fur!r _! democratic   
rights2 &  7,c7 to refra9 f ! use (     
viol5ce2 &  7#i7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,hong ,kong & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a to     
abide by ! provisions ( ! ,jo9t         
,decl>ation & ! ,basic ,law4  ,cl]k4