Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of (1) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and (2) the People's Republic of China, following the publication of the Six Monthly Report to Parliament on Hong Kong: July–December 2017, published on 15 March, in which the Foreign Secretary stated that "'One Country, Two Systems', generally functions well. However, the increasing pressure I described in the foreword of my last six-monthly report continued in the second half of 2017".

The Government regularly discusses the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the importance of 'One Country, Two Systems' with the Governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the People's Republic of China. Since the publication of the most recent Six Monthly Report, officials in Hong Kong, London and Beijing have discussed the specific issues raised with their counterparts in the Hong Kong and Chinese governments.