Sec. 3. Statement of policy

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It is the policy of the United States— to reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–383 ), namely that— the United States has a strong interest in the continued vitality, prosperity, and stability of Hong Kong ; [s]upport for democratization is a fundamental principle of United States foreign policy and therefore naturally applies to United States policy toward Hong Kong ; the human rights of the people of Hong Kong are of great importance to the United States and are directly relevant to United States interests in Hong Kong [and] serve as a basis for Hong Kong’s continued economic prosperity ; and Hong Kong must remain sufficiently autonomous from the People’s Republic of China to justify treatment under a particular law of the United States, or any provision thereof, different from that accorded the People’s Republic of China ; to support the high degree of autonomy and fundamental rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, as enumerated by— the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong, done at Beijing December 19, 1984 (referred to in this Act as the Joint Declaration ); the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, done at New York December 19, 1966; and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, done at Paris December 10, 1948. to support the democratic aspirations of the people of Hong Kong, including the ultimate aim of the selection of the Chief Executive and all members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage, as articulated in the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (referred to in this Act as the Basic Law ); to urge the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region to uphold their commitment to the people of Hong Kong, including providing a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong as articulated in the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law; to support the robust exercise by residents of Hong Kong of the rights to free speech, the press, and other fundamental freedoms as provided by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration; to support freedom from arbitrary or unlawful arrest, detention, or imprisonment for all Hong Kong residents, as provided to them by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration; to draw international attention to any violations by the Government of the People’s Republic of China of the fundamental rights of the people of Hong Kong and any encroachment upon the autonomy guaranteed to Hong Kong by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration; to protect United States citizens and legal permanent residents living in Hong Kong as well as people visiting and transiting through Hong Kong; and to maintain the economic and cultural ties that provide significant benefits to both the United States and Hong Kong.

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