HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s new police commissioner played down the impact of recent US sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials, while pledging to do more to safeguard national security in the financial hub.
The US sanctioned six senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials for “transnational repression” and further eroding the autonomy of Hong Kong this week, the first major move by the Trump administration to punish China over its years-long crackdown under sweeping national security laws.
But, Hong Kong’s newly appointed police chief Joe Chow said the US sanctions were “barbaric” and proved Hong Kong’s national security work had been successful and effective.