Carrie Lam speaks out against feared US interference through Hong Kong democracy bill
by Jordan Hilger, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has accused the US of interference in the wave of protests that have swept through the Special Administrative Region of China since June.
On Sunday, thousands of protestors marched on the US consulate in Hong Kong, asking for American lawmakers to put through a bill proposed by Senator Marco Rubio in June that would revoke the city’s special economic status.
“It’s extremely inappropriate for foreign parliaments to interfere in HKSAR affairs in any way, and (we) will not allow (the United States) to become a stakeholder in HKSAR matters,” Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said following the protest, Reuters reports.
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act would assess annually whether Hong Kong was engaged in human rights abuses or undemocratic behavior and strip it of the special economic relationship it enjoys with the US that buffers it from tariffs imposed on mainland China if so.
Wide bipartisan support among notable Democrats and Republicans like Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Marco Rubio, and Mitch McConnell slates the bill to be a top priority as Congress returns from its summer recess this week.
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