美國國會及行政當局中國委員會(CECC)在香港的雨傘運動當中的“佔中九子”被法庭定罪後﹐於美國東岸時間星期二凌晨以委員會主席麥戈文眾議員(Rep. James P. McGovern)與共同主席魯比奧參議員(Senator Marco Rubio)的名義發表聲明。
聲明表示﹕“自從2014年發生雨傘運動以來﹐中國共產黨政府加大了對香港事務的干預力度﹐香港政府一直在積極壓制政治參與和言論。 過去的一年的情況特別令人感到不安﹐因為香港在美國與香港的關係所依賴的“一國兩制”框架下的自治權繼續受到侵蝕。 對“佔中九子”(Umbrella Nine)的指控和判決是有效地懲罰了和平的政治異議﹐並且縮小了言論自由與和平集會的空間。委員會敦促香港政府大力捍衛法治與自由﹐這是香港建立多項經濟成就的基礎。”
聲明的英文原文﹕
“Since the 2014 Umbrella Movement, the Communist Chinese Government has increased its interference in Hong Kong’s affairs and the Hong Kong government has been complicit in actively suppressing political participation and speech. The past year has been particularly troubling, as Hong Kong’s autonomy under the ‘one country, two systems’ framework—on which U.S.-Hong Kong relations depend—continues to be eroded. The charges and verdicts against the ‘Umbrella Nine’ effectively punish peaceful political dissent and narrow the space for free expression and peaceful assembly. We urge the Hong Kong government to vigorously defend the rule of law and the freedoms on which Hong Kong’s many economic successes have been built.”
