Xia Baolong condemns US tariffs on Hong Kong as high-handed and shameless: ‘It is not our taxes they want, but our lives’
夏寶龍批美國加徵關稅霸道無恥：不是要我們的稅，而是要我們的命
Today marks the 10th National Security Education Day. The HKSAR Committee for Safeguarding National Security held the opening ceremony and a thematic seminar for National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning. Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Central Committee and Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, delivered a keynote speech by video, criticising the United States for imposing additional tariffs on Hong Kong, saying it was high-handed and shameless and using every possible means to suppress Hong Kong. He said: “It is not our taxes they want, but our lives.”
今日是第十個「全民國家安全教育日」，特區維護國家安全委員會早上於會展舉辦「全民國家安全教育日」開幕禮暨主題講座，中央港澳工作辦公室主任、國務院港澳事務辦公室主任夏寶龍以視像方式發表主旨講話，批評美國對香港加徵關稅霸道無恥，打壓無所不用其極，是破壞香港的最大黑手：「他不是要我們的稅，而是要我們的命。」