Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to Written Question 8308, whether support has been offered to the 15-year-old girl arrested on UK consulate land in Hong Kong on 11 January 2020; and what representations have been made on the behalf of that girl to the relevant Hong Kong authorities.

The UK has repeatedly made clear that we support the right to peaceful and lawful protest. As in all overseas missions, we maintain regular contact with the police, including discussing the case in question. As Lord Ahmad stated on 15 January, any arrests and judicial processes should be conducted in a fair and transparent manner. We have made clear that we expect the Hong Kong authorities to abide by international human rights laws and practices.