香港統制法に「重大な懸念」　中国に撤回要求―Ｇ７外相

　【ワシントン時事】先進７カ国（Ｇ７）外相は１７日、香港問題について声明を出し、香港の統制を強化する「国家安全法」を導入する中国政府の決定に「重大な懸念」を表明した。Ｇ７として決定の撤回を求めたもので、中国の反発は必至だ。
　声明は同法導入について、香港の憲法に当たる「基本法」や英中共同宣言に反し、「『一国二制度』の原則や香港の高度な自治をひどく損なうリスクをもたらす」と指摘。導入を強行すれば「長年にわたり香港に繁栄と成功をもたらしてきたシステムが台無しになる」と警告した。
　さらに、導入により「法治と独立した司法制度に守られてきた（香港）住民の基本的権利が奪われ、脅かされる」ことを強く懸念。中国政府に「決定を考え直すよう強く促す」と述べた。（2020/06/18-06:46）

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers released a statement on Wednesday expressing "grave concern" regarding China's decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong.
   The statement, which called on China to rescind the decision, is likely to provoke a backlash from the country.
   The G-7 foreign ministers said that the decision goes against the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
   "The proposed national security law would risk seriously undermining the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle and the territory's high degree of autonomy," the statement said. "It would jeopardize the system which has allowed Hong Kong to flourish and made it a success over many years."
   The ministers were also concerned that the proposed law would "curtail and threaten the fundamental rights and freedoms of all the population protected by the rule of law and the existence of an independent justice system." They closed the statement by saying, "We strongly urge the government of China to reconsider this decision."