The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said the government was “deeply concerned” over the arrests in Hong Kong, ITV News reports. “Freedom of the press is explicitly guaranteed in the Sino-British joint declaration and basic law and is supposed to be protected under article four of the national security law," he said, adding: “This is further evidence that the national security law is being used as a pretext to silence opposition. The Hong Kong authorities must uphold the rights and the freedoms of its people.”

Source: The Standard August 11, 2020 02:48 UTC