Britain has “an obligation to engage” with Hong Kong, a minister has said as he embarks on the first UK ministerial visit to the former colony since Beijing’s suppression of its civil rights.
Investment minister Lord Dominic Johnson will discuss boosting trade in fintech and financial services with Hong Kong government representatives.
He will be the first minister to visit the region since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a suppression on pro-democracy protesters in 2019.
Riot police detain a man as they clear protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, the 23rd anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. (Dale De La Rey/AFP via Getty Images)
The UK government has condemned Beijing’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong in 2020, and has subsequently created a special visa scheme allowing Hongkongers to emigrate to Britain….