On February 8, the Governments of Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed a memorandum protesting the raids
on media outlets in Hongkong and urging that a stable and prosperous Hong Kong in which human rights
and fundamental freedoms are protected should be in everybody’s interest. The statement urged Hong Kong
and mainland Chinese authorities to respect freedom of the press and freedom of speech in Hong Kong, in
line with the Basic Law and China’s obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
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