[20191218]IF11295_2019年香港抗议活动.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated December 18, 2019Hong Kongs Protests of 2019Overview Every week since June 9, 2019, thousands of residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China, or “Hong Kongers,” have held marches and rallies to protest the perceived erosion of their citys “high degree of autonomy” promised in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, and Beijings efforts to “Mainlandize” Hong Kongs culture, economy, and society. The Hong Kong government, led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, and Chinas central government have characterized the largely peaceful protests as “riots” and “terrorism.” The Hong Kong Police Force has employed increasingly aggressive tactics to stop the protests, resulting in allegations that its officers are violating international standards for responding to civil demonstrations. The United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (Hong Kong Policy Act; P.L. 102-383; 22 USC Ch. 66, as amended) calls on China to abide by the promises it made in the 1984 Joint Declaration. It also states that the United States will afford the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or HKSAR, separate treatment from China unless t