HONG KONG - The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Saturday strongly condemned the US consulate general in Hong Kong for slandering the democratic situation in the HKSAR.

The US consulate general in Hong Kong took the opportunity to stir things up and attack the central government's policy towards Hong Kong when the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) deliberated the adoption of the report on China's participation in the fourth Universal Periodic Review, a spokesperson for the office said.

The spokesperson pointed out that under the protection of the national security law in Hong Kong and the new electoral system, the HKSAR has taken on a new look of good governance, the rights and freedoms enjoyed by the people have been fully protected in accordance with the law, and the practice of "one country, two systems" has returned to the right track.

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Hong Kong still ranks among the top in the rankings of authoritative international organizations, maintaining its unique position and advantages. Business communities around the world are full of confidence in Hong Kong's development prospects, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson stressed that the UNHRC unanimously approved China's participation in the fourth round of the Universal Periodic Review, and more than 120 countries spoke positively of China's human rights progress.

The US consulate general in Hong Kong has disregarded the status quo of the development of the HKSAR and the mainstream consensus of the international community, blatantly violated the relevant provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, once again made irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong affairs, fully exposed its dark mentality of not wanting to see Hong Kong prosper.

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The office advised the US consulate general in Hong Kong to abandon the delusion of "using Hong Kong to contain China", abide by the principle of international law of non-interference in internal affairs and the basic norms of international relations, and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs.