,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,ris* 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+     
,beij+'s de/ruction ( ,hong ,kong's     
democracy & rule ( law4  ,:]eas1 9      
#aiig1 ,great ,brita9 h&$ ,hong ,kong   
ov] to ,*9ese rule "u gu>antees t ,hong 
,kong w\ld become a ,special            
,adm9i/rative ,region "u ! "o c\ntry1   
two sy/ems pr9ciple1 pursuant to :i*    
,hong ,kong's ,basic ,law w\ld apply &  
w\ld en%r9e fundam5tal rights ( ,hong   
,kong resid5ts & a political /ructure1  
includ+ an indep5d5t judici>y1 ! "r to  
vote1 & fre$oms ( assembly & spee*1     
among o!rs2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 has repeat$ly  
und]m9$ ,hong ,kong's autonomy s9ce !   
#aiig h&ov]1 includ+ actions :i* result$
 9 political prote/s 9 ,hong ,kong1     
includ+ ! #bjad ,umbrella ,movem5t      

prote/+ ,beij+'s attempt to re=m ,hong  
,kong's electoral sy/em1 & ! #bjai-bjbj 
prote/s1 :i* oppos$ ! ,hong ,kong       
gov]nm5t's decision to implem5t an      
extradition law t w\ld h subject$ ,hong 
,kong]s to prosecution 9 ma9l& ,*9a2    
,:]eas ! ,hong ,kong ,police ,=ce us$   
excessive =ce to try to quell !         
#bjai-bjbj prote/ors1 _m ( :om 7 "u !   
age ( #cj2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a respond$ to ^! prote/s 
by pass+ & implem5t+ ! ,law ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a on ,safegu>d+ ,national
 ,security 9 ! ,hong ,kong ,special     
,adm9i/rative ,region 7commonly ref]r$  
to z ! ,hong ,kong national security    
law7 a poorly def9$ crim9al /atute )    
extrat]ritorial rea* t includes ov]ly   
broad *>ges to puni% p = ex]cis+ _!     
fundam5tal rights & fre$oms2 ,:]eas1    
s9ce its enactm5t 9 ,june #bjbj1 ?is law
 has be5 us$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a z a pretext to crack   
d[n on legitimate & peaceful expression1
 includ+ ! ex]cise ( fre$oms ( assembly1

 spee*1 & religi\s belief gu>ante$ to   
,hong ,kong "u ! ,basic ,law1 to replace
 ! ,hong ,kong legislature ) individuals
 loyal to ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 & to
 pass new immigration laws t subject    
,hong ,kong citiz5s & resid5ts1 z well z
 ,,prc nationals & =eign nationals1 to  
exit bans 9 ,hong ,kong simil> to ^?    
implem5t$ 9 ma9l& ,*9a2 ,:]eas1 9 ,m>*  
#bjbd1 ! ,hong ,kong gov]nm5t enact$    
national security legislation to        
implem5t ,article #bc ( ! ,basic ,law1  
(ficially call$ ! ,safegu>d+ ,national  
,security ,ord9ance & also ref]r$ to z !
 ,article #bc ,ord9ance1 :i* exp&$ !    
numb] ( broadly def9$ national security 
crim9al (f5ses to include1 among o!r    
?+s1 ext]nal int]f]5ce & sabotage1      
weak5$ legal protections = suspects     
accus$ ( national security (f5ses1      
au?oriz$ new punitive measures t>get+   
,hong ,kong citiz5s & non-citiz5s       
ov]seas1 & creat$ risks = ,hong ,kong   
resid5ts :o int]act ) =eign]s2 ,:]eas   
ne>ly #cjj p h be5 arre/$ "u ! ,hong    

,kong national security law & ! ,article
 #bc ,ord9ance2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a uses ! ,hong ,kong
 national security law & ! ,article #bc 
,ord9ance to h>ass1 t>get1 & ?reat5     
non-,hong ,kong citiz5s & ^? outside (  
,hong ,kong1 & has become a significant 
p]petrator ( transnational repression1  
includ+ by po/+ ca% b\nties = democracy 
activi/s liv+ 9 self-exile outside (    
,hong ,kong2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #ai1   
#bjbd1 ! ,hong ,kong gov]nm5t s5t5c$ a  
gr\p ( pro-democracy activi/s1          
j\rnali/s1 & =m] lawmak]s commonly kn[n 
z ! 8,hong ,kong #dg0 to jail t]ms rang+
 betwe5 #d & #aj ye>s z a demon/ration (
 ! ,hong ,kong gov]nm5t's will+ness to  
intimidate & p]secute its political     
oppon5ts2 ,:]eas1 ,mr4 ,jimmy ,lai1 a   
#gg-ye>-old ,hong ,kong pro-democracy   
advocate & m$ia entrepr5eur1 has be5    
t>get$ & p]secut$ = decades1 mo/ rec5tly
 ?r\gh multiple prosecutions1 includ+   
relat$ to ex]cis+ 8 rights to fre$om (  
peaceful assembly & fre$om ( expression1

 8 s5t5c+ to ov] five ye>s 9 prison "u  
politically motivat$ fraud *>ges & !    
seizure ( 8 multimillion doll> indep5d5t
 m$ia organization ,apple ,daily by !   
,hong ,kong au?orities2 ,:]eas1 ,mr4    
,lai1 "o ( ! highe/ pr(ile cases "u !   
#bjbj national security law1 has be5    
imprison$ 9 solit>y conf9em5t )         
inadequate m$ical treatm5t s9ce ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjbj2 ,:]eas #e ,special         
,rapporteurs1 z well z ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,human ,rights ,c\ncil ,work+ ,gr\p on 
,arbitr>y ,det5tion1 h f\nd t ,mr4 ,lai 
is unlawfully & arbitr>ily deta9$ & h   
call$ = 8 imm$iate & unconditional      
release2 ,:]eas ! trial ( ,mr4 ,lai1 :i*
 began on ,decemb] #ah1 #bjbc1 has be5  
delay$ repeat$ly2 ,:]eas int]national   
legal exp]ts at ! ,unit$ ,nations h     
express$ conc]ns reg>d+ prosecutors' use
 ( witness te/imony aga9/ ,mr4 ,lai t   
may h be5 obta9$ ?r\gh torture1 ,hong   
,kong au?orities' int]f]5ce ) !         
indep5d5ce ( ! judici>y ?r\gh\t ! case1 
& h>assm5t & intimidation ( ,mr4 ,lai's 

lawy]s1 und]m9+ 8 "r to a def5se2 ,:]eas
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's
 und]m9+ ( democracy 9 ,hong ,kong has  
ramifications = ! int]national ord]1    
includ+ ) reg>d to ! future ( ,taiwan2  
,:]eas ! ,hong ,kong gov]nm5t has       
conduct$ a public relations campaign to 
conv9ce global bus9ess lead]s t ,hong   
,kong rema9s a critical & attractive    
int]national f9ancial c5t]1 :ile        
simultane\sly und]m9+ ! indep5d5ce (    
in/itutions t enc\rag$ its gr[? ov] !   
pa/ sev]al decades2 ,:]eas ,hong ,kong  
has increas+ly become a hub = !         
trans%ipm5t ( export-controll$ goods &  
sanctions evasion relat+ to ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,democratic ,p's    
,republic ( ,korea1 ! ,russian          
,f$]ation1 & ! ,islamic ,republic (     
,iran1 directly support+ ,russia's      
def5se indu/rial base & enabl+ its      
cont9u+ w> ( aggression aga9/ ,ukra9e2  
,:]eas ,hong ,kong /ill ma9ta9s a       
sep>ate vot+ %>e f ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a at _m multilat]al                  

organizations--includ+ ! ,asia ,pacific 
,economic ,coop]ation =um1 ! ,f9ancial  
,action ,task ,=ce1 ! ,int]national     
,olympic ,committee1 & ! ,_w ,trade     
,organization--effectively d\bl+ ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a's vot+ p[] at ^!       
critical in/itutions2 & ,:]eas ! ,hong  
,kong ,human ,rights & ,democracy ,act  
7,public ,law #aaf-gf2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#egja note71 sign$ into law 9 ,novemb]  
#bjai1 requires ! ,presid5t to impose   
sanctions to promote acc\ntability = ^? 
responsible = c]ta9 conduct t und]m9es  
fundam5tal fre$oms & autonomy 9 ,hong   
,kong3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a's ,hong ,kong national 
security law1 ! ,hong ,kong gov]nm5t's  
,safegu>d+ ,national ,security          
,ord9ance1 & relat$ abuses (            
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights2  
7#b7 urges all gov]nm5ts t value        
democracy or autonomy to hold ! ,*9ese  
,communi/ ,p>ty & ! ,hong ,kong         
au?orities acc\ntable = _! de/ruction ( 

,hong ,kong's autonomy1 rule ( law1 &   
fre$oms2  7#c7 supports ! p ( ,hong     
,kong z !y fight to ex]cise fundam5tal  
rights & fre$oms1 z enum]at$ by-- 7,a7 !
 ,jo9t ,decl>ation ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great ,brita9 & ,nor!rn
 ,irel& & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a on ! ,"q ( ,hong ,kong1 done at 
,beij+ ,decemb] #ai1 #aihd2  7,b7 !     
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights1 done at ,new ,york  
,decemb] #ai1 #aiff2 &  7,c7 ! ,univ]sal
 ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1 done at  
,p>is ,decemb] #aj1 #aidh2  7#d7        
condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a's practice ( br++ false &        
politically motivat$ *>ges aga9/ ,hong  
,kong]s & ! expansion ( ,hong ,kong's   
national security regime t de/roys !    
rule ( law & und]m9es citiz5s' rights 9 
,hong ,kong2  7#e7 calls ^u ! ,hong     
,kong gov]nm5t to imm$iately drop all   
s$ition1 national security law1 &       
,article #bc-relat$ *>ges & free all    
def5dants imm$iately1 includ+ ,jimmy    

,lai2  7#f7 expresses extreme conc]n    
ab\t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a' /ate-direct$ !ft ( ,apple ,daily1 
& holds t ,hong ,kong no long] has      
cr$ibility z an int]national bus9ess    
c5t] due to ! erosion ( ! regulatory1   
legal1 & judicial environm5ts t h       
promot$ its economic gr[? = decades2    
7#g7 enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 & o!r gov]nm5ts to take /eps at        
multilat]al in/itutions to ensure t vot+
 proc$ures recognize t !re is no long] a
 mean+ful di/9ction betwe5 ,hong ,kong &
 ma9l& ,*9a2 &  7#h7 urges ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to use all available & 
appropriate tools1 includ+ ^? au?oriz$  
by ! ,hong ,kong ,human ,rights &       
,democracy ,act1 9 response to !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's   
actions 9 ,hong ,kong4