Beijing’s foreign affairs arm in the city accuses ‘some individual politicians’ from the West of ‘smearing’ Hong Kong’s national security laws

The Hong Kong government has hit out at the UK’s “untrue and biased” criticism of the city’s latest move to pursue some overseas-based activists for alleged national security violations.

Beijing’s foreign affairs arm in the city on Saturday also accused “some individual politicians” from the West of “smearing” Hong Kong’s national security laws.

It said their comments only exposed their “hypocritical double standards” and “sinister intentions” of using Hong Kong to contain Beijing.

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