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(4) to urge the Government of the People’s Republic of
China to uphold its commitments to Hong Kong, including
allowing the people of Hong Kong to govern Hong Kong with
a high degree of autonomy and without undue interference,
and ensuring that Hong Kong voters freely enjoy the right
to elect the Chief Executive and all members of the Hong
Kong Legislative Council by universal suffrage;
(5) to support the establishment of a genuine democratic
option to freely and fairly nominate and elect the Chief Execu-
tive of Hong Kong, and the establishment by 2020 of open
and direct democratic elections for all members of the Hong
Kong Legislative Council;
(6) to support the robust exercise by residents of Hong
Kong of the rights to free speech, the press, and other funda-
mental freedoms, as provided by the Basic Law, the Joint
Declaration, and the International Covenant on Civil and Polit-
ical Rights;
(7) to support freedom from arbitrary or unlawful arrest,
detention, or imprisonment for all Hong Kong residents, as
provided by the Basic Law, the Joint Declaration, and the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
(8) to draw international attention to any violations by
the Government of the People’s Republic of China of the funda-
mental rights of the people of Hong Kong, as provided by
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and
any encroachment upon the autonomy guaranteed to Hong
Kong by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration;
(9) to protect United States citizens and long-term perma-
nent residents living in Hong Kong, as well as people visiting
and transiting through Hong Kong;
(10) to maintain the economic and cultural ties that provide
significant benefits to both the United States and Hong Kong;
and
(11) to coordinate with allies, including the United
Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea,
to promote democracy and human rights in Hong Kong.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY
ACT OF 1992.
(a) R
EPORT
.—Title II of the United States-Hong Kong Policy
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5721 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 201(b), by striking ‘‘such date’’ each place
such term appears and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment
of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019’’;
and
(2) adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 205. SECRETARY OF STATE REPORT REGARDING THE AUTONOMY
OF HONG KONG.
‘‘(a) C
ERTIFICATION
.—
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Except as provided in subsection (b),
the Secretary of State, on at least an annual basis, and in
conjunction with the report required under section 301, shall
issue a certification to Congress that—
‘‘(A) indicates whether Hong Kong continues to warrant
treatment under United States law in the same manner
as United States laws were applied to Hong Kong before
July 1, 1997;
22 USC 5725.
22 USC 5721.
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