Australia added that the security rules “have a far-reaching impact, including on people in Australia,” and that it was” concerned by the degradation of rights and freedoms.”
The comments come a time after Anne Marie Trevelyan, the UK’s minister of state for the Indo-Pacific, referred to the passport cancellations as the “latest terrible choice from Hong Kong authorities.”
She wrote on social media platform X on Thursday,” It is unacceptable to use these kinds of legal measures to try and punish freedom of expression in ( Britain ).”
The protesters ‘ delays of passports and other steps” seem to confirm our issues about an extraterritorial application of the safety laws to restrict opposition,” according to a spokesperson for the European Union on Thursday.
Canada even raised the alarm about the “law’s broad explanations of national security infractions” causing police excess.
” Canada deplores efforts by Hong Kong authorities to use its national surveillance laws outside of Canada,” the statement read.
The six activists had already been targeted by Hong Kong authorities who accused them of committing national security crimes with HK$ 1 million ( US$ 128, 000 ) bail bonds issued last year.
They are original senator Nathan Law, senior unionist Christopher Mung Siu- po, and campaigners Finn Lau, Fok Ka- yin, Choi Ming- de and Simon Cheng.