In a debate, MEPs reiterated their support for peaceful demonstrators in Hong Kong (see EUROPE B12299A20) on the evening of 16 September.
Although they welcomed the withdrawal of the Extradition Act (see EUROPE B12320A24), MEPs called on the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities to go further. “It is not enough to withdraw the law. Citizens want more change, they want investigations into police violence and the universal suffrage promised 22 years ago. Beijing must keep its promise”,...