Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

Labor is deeply dismayed about the Chinese government's imposition of national security legislation in Hong Kong which directly undermines the one country, two systems arrangement. This legislation has curtailed the city's rights and freedoms. Just this week we've seen reports of prominent democracy activists, including Andy Li, being arrested for attempting to flee to Taiwan. We expect Beijing to honour its commitments to the international community and to the people of Hong Kong. In opposing this motion, Labor strongly believes that it is in our national interest to signal our support for one country, two systems; uphold the international rules based order, including through a robust trading system and regional economic engagement; and provide certainty and transparency for all Australian businesses operating in Hong Kong.