EU Reports on Hong Kong, Macau: Pointing Fingers, Drawing Feet

Main Link — Foreign Ministry: Opposing the EU’s Publication of a so-called Report concerning Hong Kong and Macau (外交部：反对欧盟发表所谓涉港澳报告)

Xinhua Beijing, May 9 (Ma Zhuoyan reporting)  In the light of the European Union’s publication of a so-called report concerning Hong Kong and Macau, the foreign ministry said on May 9 that China expresses strong dissatisfaction¹⁾, and resolutely opposes this, demanding the EU side to stop this wrong approach.

新华社北京5月9日电（记者 马卓言）针对欧盟近日发布所谓涉港澳报告，外交部发言人耿爽9日说，中方对此表示强烈不满和坚决反对，要求欧方停止这一错误做法。

The EU reportedly published the “2018 Annual Report on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the “2018 Annual Report on Macau Special Administrative Region”, commenting on Hong Kong and Macau affairs.

据报道，欧盟8日发表了《2018年香港特区年度报告》和《2018年澳门特区年度报告》，对港澳事务进行评论。

Geng Shuang said at May 9th regular press conference that since the return of Hong Kong and Macau, “one country, two systems” has been successfully implemented, Hong Kong and Macau have maintained prosperity and stability, Hong Kong and Macau residents enjoy unprecedented democratic rights and freedom of speech, information, association etc. in accordance with the law, and this is an undeniable fact.

耿爽在9日例行记者会上说，港澳回归以来，“一国两制”成功落实，港澳保持繁荣稳定，港澳居民依法享有前所未有的民主权利和言论、新闻、结社等各项自由，这一事实不容否认。

Geng Shuang said, the EU report was waving around and making indiscreet remarks²⁾ with its report on so-called human rights, unscrupulously putting blame on “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong and Macau, absolutely denying the facts. This is interference with China’s internal affairs and the special administrative regions’ affairs, to which China expresses strong dissatisfaction¹⁾ and resolute opposition. “We have repeatedly expounded and opposed our position concerning the EU’s so-called Hong Kong and Macau reports, and demand that the EU stop this wrong approach.

耿爽说，欧盟的报告以所谓人权、自由等为幌子对港澳事务妄加评论、指手画脚，对“一国两制”在港澳的落实横加指责，完全是罔顾事实，是对中国内政和特区事务的粗暴干涉，中方对此表示强烈不满和坚决反对。“我们已多次阐明反对欧盟方面发表所谓涉港澳报告的立场，我们要求欧方停止这一错误做法。”

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Footnotes

¹⁾ May also be translated as “intense resentment”
²⁾ literally: pointing fingers and drawing feet

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Related

Hong Kong SAR Annual Report 2018, May 8, 2019
Macau SAR Annual Report 2018, May 8, 2019

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