Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook
Al JazeeraMAR 19 2023
The UK will continue to fight for Hong Kong because Britain made a promise during the transition of power and intends to keep it. By breaking this promise, China threatens both the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents and the continued progress and prosperity of the Hong Kong district.
Hong Kong has long been returned to China, and the UK has no right to continue imposing its colonial mindset. It’s the UK that’s undermining Hong Kong, and China discourages any meddling from the UK or other countries.
Even if the UK wanted to pressure Beijing, the options for legally requiring China to uphold its treaty are few, if not nil. The more powerful China gets, the less the international community can do. Even if the joint declaration is legally binding, no one is going to enforce it against China's will.