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The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, to recent groundless remarks by certain foreign politicians on the national security law of Hong Kong and their interference in national security cases, and their blatant meddling in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs.

According to a readout published on the office's website on Saturday, a spokesperson stated that the national security law for Hong Kong has strengthened the foundation for the steady and sustained implementation of the "one country, two systems" policy, and enhanced the stability and reinforcing legal certainty in Hong Kong. . 

Under the protection of the national security law for Hong Kong, social order has remained stable, justice has been upheld, the rule of law has been safeguarded, and the legitimate rights and interests of citizens as well as the investment and business environment have been better protected, said the spokesperson. 

The spokesperson noted that strict compliance with the law and ensuring that no one is above the law are the core tenets of the rule of law. Hong Kong is a society under the rule of law, where no one enjoys privileges beyond the law, and violations are punished accordingly. The judicial organs of the SAR independently exercise judicial power in accordance with the law, following fair and impartial procedures that allow no grounds for reproach. 

The spokesperson criticized certain foreign politicians, disregarding the fact that their own countries have multiple national security laws, turning a blind eye to their own egregious records on human rights and the rule of law, and ignoring the basic norm of international relations of non-interference in internal affairs. Their attempts to meddle in the SAR's legal system, the spokesperson said, expose their blatant hypocrisy and double standards. 

The spokesperson urged relevant  politicians to face the facts, change their course, and immediately cease all forms of interference in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal matters.