FCDO statement: d茅marche of Chinese Ambassador on Hong Kong
At the Foreign Secretary鈥檚 instruction his senior official conducted a formal diplomatic d茅marche of the Chinese Ambassador
As the Minister for the Indo-Pacific stated in Parliament yesterday, on 13 July a senior official conducted a formal diplomatic d茅marche of the Chinese Ambassador at the instruction of the Foreign Secretary.
An FCDO spokesperson said:
鈥淭he d茅marche set out our objections to actions in Hong Kong in recent weeks, including the issuing of arrest warrants and bounties for eight individuals living overseas, three of whom live in the UK, and the detention and questioning of the family members of some of those individuals in Hong Kong.
鈥淭he d茅marche also set out our ongoing opposition to the imposition of the National Security Law by Beijing on Hong Kong, which is a breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.鈥�
Background Information
- It is standard practice for almost all d茅marches to be conducted by senior officials.