The UK investment minister, Dominic Johnson is visiting the former British colony and territory Hong Kong, marking the first trip of its kind in five years. In a recent statement published in the South China Morning Post, the minister of state for the Department of Business and Trade commented that Britain would not be shirking its historic responsibilities to those living in its former colony whilst engaging with nearby in areas of shared common interests.
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From a historical perspective Johnson notes the UK will not “duck” the responsibility it holds to those living in its former colony while it engages with China in areas of shared interests.
Johnson’s recent visit followed relations between the UK and Hong Kong becoming increasingly tense after the enactment of a new national security law imposed by Beijing. The UK stated that the security law was “a clear breach” of the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984. Included within the declaration was a promise to keep Hong Kong’s freedoms and rights for half a century after it was given back to China in 1997.
The minister added that his trip also included meetings with Hong Kong’s leading city investors and government officials to encourage investment ties on both sides.
