The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region criticized Ha Boyi as an “anti-China politician”.
On Sunday (25), the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong issued a statement, sniping at the outspoken Bar Association Chairman, Mr. Ha Boyi, calling him an “anti-China politician” and pointing his finger at the Bar Association, “advising the Bar Association not to take the road of no return”. (By Chen Runnan)
In an interview with “Standpoint News” last week, Xia Boyi mentioned that pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to prison terms for the peaceful demonstrations on 8.18 and 8.31. He said that if people are deprived of their right to peaceful expression, they may eventually turn to destructive means of expression, including violence. The Liaison Office refuted Xia Boyi’s “distorted comments on the Hong Kong court’s decision on the case” and mentioned the case of Lai Chi-ying’s charge of “illegal assembly”, saying that the evidence against Lai was overwhelming.
A spokesman for the Liaison Office also said that Xia Boyi, since his election as chairman of the Bar Association, “has repeatedly and furiously said that he wants to amend Hong Kong’s national security law, challenging the authority of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and confronting the rule of law and constitutional order in Hong Kong.” The statement also criticized Ha Boyi as an “anti-China politician” who could not possibly fulfill the Bar Association’s goal of “upholding the rule of law, the Basic Law and supporting one country, two systems” and said that “allowing Ha Boyi to continue to serve as chairman is tantamount to the greatest irony of the Bar Association. He also said, “To allow Ha Bo-yee to continue to serve as chairman is the greatest irony to the Bar Association.
As an expert in human rights law, Xia Boyi has repeatedly voiced his concerns about national security laws and human rights in Hong Kong since taking office. Former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and other pro-Beijing figures, as well as several Chinese official media, have continued to snipe at him since he took office.
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