CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Thursday, December 10, 2020 | 3 TOP NEWS Freezing China to sanction officials in work US for meddling in HKSAR An electrical worker in Chongqing clears ice on By HOU LIQIANG sovereignty, security and develop- Monday while patrolling
[email protected] ment interests and Hong Kong’s the power network in a long-term prosperity and stability, mountainous region in China will sanction United States as well as to ensure the stable and order to ensure there is officials who meddle in the affairs of long-term operation of the princi- no interruption to the the Hong Kong Special Administra- ple of “one country, two systems”, power supply in the tive Region, as a countermeasure to the statement said. area. US sanctions against senior Chinese “We firmly oppose any external YOU BO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE lawmakers, according to a state- interference in Hong Kong affairs in ment from China’s top legislature on any way and will fulfill our lawful Wednesday. duties as always to handle Hong The statement was made by the Kong affairs in accordance with the Standing Committee of the National law,” the statement said. People’s Congress after the US The Chinese government is firmly announced sanctions on 14 vice- committed to safeguarding China’s chairpersons of the committee, cit- national sovereignty, security and ing its decision to enact the National development interests, implement- Security Law for Hong Kong and ing “one country, two systems” fully another decision that led to the dis- and faithfully, and opposing any qualification of four Hong Kong interference in Hong Kong affairs.