(iii) on April 17, 2020, asserted that 
both the Liaison Office of China in Hong 
Kong and the Hong Kong and Macau Af-
fairs Office of the State Council ‘‘have the 
right to exercise supervision . . . on affairs 
regarding Hong Kong and the mainland, 
in order to ensure correct implementation 
of the Basic Law’’. 
(D) The National People’s Congress has 
passed laws requiring Hong Kong to pass laws 
banning disrespectful treatment of the national 
flag and national anthem of China. 
(E) The State Council of China released a 
white paper on June 10, 2014, that stressed 
the ‘‘comprehensive jurisdiction’’ of the Govern-
ment of China over Hong Kong and indicated 
that Hong Kong must be governed by ‘‘patri-
ots’’. 
(F) The Government of China has directed 
operatives to kidnap and bring to the mainland, 
or is otherwise responsible for the kidnapping 
of, residents of Hong Kong, including business-
man Xiao Jianhua and bookseller Gui Minhai. 
(G) The Government of Hong Kong, acting 
with the support of the Government of China,
introduced an extradition bill that would have 
permitted the Government of China to request 
and enforce extradition requests for any indi-
vidual present in Hong Kong, regardless of the 
legality of the request or the degree to which it 
compromised the judicial independence of Hong 
Kong. 
(H) The spokesman for the Standing Com-
mittee of the National People’s Congress said, 
‘‘Whether Hong Kong’s laws are consistent 
with the Basic Law can only be judged and de-
cided by the National People’s Congress Stand-
ing Committee. No other authority has the 
right to make judgments and decisions.’’. 
(10) Paragraph 3e of the Joint Declaration 
states, as reinforced by Article 5 of the Basic Law, 
that the ‘‘current social and economic systems in 
Hong Kong will remain unchanged, as so will the 
life-style.’’. 
(11) On multiple occasions, the Government of 
China has undertaken actions that have contravened 
the letter or intent of the obligation described in 
paragraph (10) of this section, including the fol-
lowing:
(A) In 2002, the Government of China 
pressured the Government of Hong Kong to in-
troduce ‘‘patriotic’’ curriculum in primary and 
secondary schools. 
(B) The governments of China and Hong 
Kong proposed the prohibition of discussion of 
Hong Kong independence and self-determina-
tion in primary and secondary schools, which 
infringes on freedom of speech. 
(C) The Government of Hong Kong man-
dated that Mandarin, and not the native lan-
guage of Cantonese, be the language of instruc-
tion in Hong Kong schools. 
(D) The governments of China and Hong 
Kong agreed to a daily quota of mainland im-
migrants to Hong Kong, which is widely be-
lieved by citizens of Hong Kong to be part of 
an effort to ‘‘mainlandize’’ Hong Kong. 
(12) Paragraph 3e of the Joint Declaration 
states, as reinforced by Articles 4, 26, 27, 28, 29, 
30, 31, 32 33, 34, and 39 of the Basic Law, that 
the ‘‘rights and freedoms, including those of person, 
of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, 
of travel, of movement, of correspondence, of strike, 
of choice of occupation, of academic research and of
religious belief will be ensured by law’’ in Hong 
Kong. 
(13) On multiple occasions, the Government of 
China has undertaken actions that have contravened 
the letter or intent of the obligation described in 
paragraph (12) of this section, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) On February 26, 2003, the Govern-
ment of Hong Kong introduced a national secu-
rity bill that would have placed restrictions on 
freedom of speech and other protected rights. 
(B) The Liaison Office of China in Hong 
Kong has pressured businesses in Hong Kong 
not to advertise in newspapers and magazines 
critical of the governments of China and Hong 
Kong. 
(C) The Hong Kong Police Force selec-
tively blocked demonstrations and protests ex-
pressing opposition to the governments of China 
and Hong Kong or the policies of those govern-
ments. 
(D) The Government of Hong Kong re-
fused to renew work visa for a foreign jour-
nalist, allegedly for hosting a speaker from the 
banned Hong Kong National Party.
(E) The Justice Department of Hong 
Kong selectively prosecuted cases against lead-
ers of the Umbrella Movement, while failing to 
prosecute police officers accused of using exces-
sive force during the protests in 2014. 
(F) On April 18, 2020, the Hong Kong 
Police Force arrested 14 high-profile democracy 
activists and campaigners for their role in orga-
nizing a protest march that took place on Au-
gust 18, 2019, in which almost 2,000,000 peo-
ple rallied against a proposed extradition bill. 
(14) Articles 45 and 68 of the Basic Law assert 
that the selection of Chief Executive and all mem-
bers of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong should 
be by ‘‘universal suffrage.’’. 
(15) On multiple occasions, the Government of 
China has undertaken actions that have contravened 
the letter or intent of the obligation described in 
paragraph (14) of this section, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) In 2004, the National People’s Con-
gress created new, antidemocratic procedures 
restricting the adoption of universal suffrage 
for the election of the Chief Executive of Hong 
Kong.
(B) The decision by the National People’s 
Congress on December 29, 2007, which ruled 
out universal suffrage in 2012 elections and set 
restrictions on when and if universal suffrage 
will be implemented. 
(C) The decision by the National People’s 
Congress on August 31, 2014, which placed 
limits on the nomination process for the Chief 
Executive of Hong Kong as a condition for 
adoption of universal suffrage. 
(D) On November 7, 2016, the National 
People’s Congress interpreted Article 104 of the 
Basic Law in such a way to disqualify 6 elected 
members of the Legislative Council. 
(E) In 2018, the Government of Hong 
Kong banned the Hong Kong National Party 
and blocked the candidacy of pro-democracy 
candidates. 
(16) The ways in which the Government of 
China, at times with the support of a subservient 
Government of Hong Kong, has acted in contraven-
tion of its obligations under the Joint Declaration 
and the Basic Law, as set forth in this section, are 
deeply concerning to the people of Hong Kong, the 
United States, and members of the international