Gao Yuchi, the director of the EU in Hong Kong and Macao Office, said in an exclusive interview with the Hong Kong media that Hong Kong issues have become one of the dialogue issues between the European Union and China in recent years.The attention of some issues such as law, "Compared to the past few years, this is a change."

Ming Pao Monday (July 22) published an exclusive interview with Thomas Gnocchi.He said that due to the changes in Hong Kong in recent years, Hong Kong has become one of the topics of dialogue between Europe and China.

Gao Yuchi further said that because of the changes in the human rights status of Hong Kong and the impact of the National Security Law on the basic freedom, the EU believes that the issue itself is very serious.For example, he said: "For example, the National Security Law is a national law, and it is clearly formulated by Beijing. So in addition to putting forward the attention of the National Security Law to the Hong Kong Government, we will also bring the central (Beijing) government (expressed)."

Talking about whether the issue of Hong Kong issues at the Central and European level means that Hong Kong's status is reduced, Gao Yuchi told Ming report that it would not describe it so. At the same time, it was explained that it was because of the nature of the issue, so it was necessary to directly propose to Beijing.He emphasized that even if political issues are different, the European Union still believes that Hong Kong should maintain a "one country, two systems" and a high degree of autonomy, and look forward to continuing to talk to the Hong Kong government.

The EU has paid attention to Article 23 of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Basic Law. Gao Yuchi said that the EU did not question that Hong Kong cannot have the National Security Law, but pay attention to law enforcement methods and the impact on basic human rights.

As for whether the dialogue of controversial issues such as politics returns without merit (Banging on the Wall), Gao Yuchi did not positively disclose the attitude of the Hong Kong government in response, but said that the EU has always tried to explain why it has paid attention.It is related to the interests of the EU in Hong Kong and believes that it is in line with the interests of Hong Kong.

Gao Yuchi said that the European Union is open to the system dialogue between Brussels and Hong Kong, but emphasizing that the basis of dialogue is a topic that gives the EU the opportunity to make attention, "whether it is the national security issue or the election system, etc.Land, we are also willing to deal with the attention of the Hong Kong government. "

According to Ming Pao reports, Hong Kong has made system dialogue with the European Union every year since 2007 to discuss a series of issues and cooperation categories.However, the system dialogue has not been restored since November 2019.

Gao Yuchi will leave in August. He summarized during the four -year term and described that Hong Kong has undergone significant changes, especially in the political category, such as the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the amendment of the election system.The working mode has also changed accordingly.

He said that the EU's office in Hong Kong and Macao has often contacted civic society in the past, but similar contacts must now be reduced. On the one hand, those in Hong Kong have decreased, and some people are unwilling to contact the European side."Hong Kong was an open society, but now it is no longer ... I don't believe that someone can claim that the civil society in Hong Kong is booming, completely freedom of pressing, or accepting different opinions, especially critical views."