Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help protect legal professionals working overseas in Hong Kong in the context of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress interpretation of articles 14 and 47 of the Hong Kong National Security Law and recent findings that these professionals have been harassed by pro-Beijing camps.

The harassment of human rights lawyers in Hong Kong by the authorities is unacceptable and undermines commitments made in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. As a co-signatory, we will continue to hold China to its international obligations. We have called on the Chief Executive to respect rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, and to uphold the rule of law. We will watch closely how the Chief Executive and Hong Kong authorities act to implement the 30 December interpretation of the National Security Law.