China supports the denial of the visa of the editor of the Financial Times Hong Kong

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China supports the denial of the visa of the editor of the Financial Times Hong Kong





HONG KONG - China has defended its decision to refuse to renew the work visa of a publisher of the Financial Times in Hong Kong, in one case has generated concern about the reduction of space for freedom of expression in the Chinese territory.
The central government "strongly supports" the local government's rejection of the visa renewal application by Asian publisher Victor Mallet, according to a statement from the Foreign Office's Hong Kong office issued on Saturday night.
"No foreign country has the right to interfere," the office said, in response to expressions of concern from the British Foreign Office and the United States Consulate in the territory.
Mallet is vice president of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong, which was criticized by the authorities for organizing a talk by the leader of a pro-independence pro-independence party now banned.
Hong Kong received a promise of semi-autonomy for 50 years as part of its transfer from the British government in 1997, allowing it to retain its limited democracy and its rights of assembly and freedom of expression that are denied in mainland China.
Rights groups have called the rejection of visas the latest sign of the expansion of Beijing's restrictions on the territory, including legal cases brought against pro-democracy legislators and organizers of large-scale anti-government protests in 2014.
In a statement dated Friday, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain requested "an urgent explanation" of why the Mallet visa renewal application was rejected.
"Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and freedom of the press are fundamental to their lifestyle and should be respected," the statement said.
The US Consulate UU He said the rejection was "deeply disturbing", especially because it reflected the problems faced by international journalists in mainland China whose visas may be delayed or rejected due to political considerations.
The London-based Financial Times said in a statement that it was not given any reason why Mallet's request was rejected.
"This is the first time we have encountered this situation in Hong Kong," he said.
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