China denounces UKs remarkon Xinjiang, Hong Kg agroundlesli

　　 SpokespersonfortheChineseEmbassyinBritainonSaturdaydenouncedthegroundlessremarksmadebytheUKonChinasXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionandHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(HKSAR),sayisFridayaddressattheMunichSecurityConferencewhereheclaimedChina"repressed"UygurminoritiesinXinjiangandcalledChinasnationalsecuritylawforHongKong"repressive."RepressioninXinjiang,lieofcenturyThespokespersonrefutedtheso-calledrepressioninXinjiangasa"lieofcentury"fabricatedbyanti-ChinaforcesandpointedoutthatXinjiangcurrentlyenjoyssteadyandsoundsocialandeconomicdevelopmentandincreasinglystrongerethni,peopleslifeinXinjiangkeepsim,ditslegitimaterightsinresponsetotheprimeministersstatementwhichsaidtheUKint,aninstitutionalguaranteeThespokespersonfurtherrejectedas"totallygroundless"theallegationwhichclaimstheimpleslegalsystemandestablishasoundlegalandenforcementmechanismtoupholdnationalsecurityinHongKong,thespokespersonnoted,addingthelawalsoensuresthesteadyimplementationof"OneCountry,TwoSystems"andservesasastronginstitutionalguaranteeforsafeguardingresidentssopinion,i,adoptedbyChineselawmakerslastJune,clearlydefinesthedutiesofgovernmentbodiesoftheHKSARforsafeguardingnationalsecurityandfourcategoriesofoffences-–secession,subversion,terroristactivities,andcollusionwithaforeigncountryorexternalelementstoendangernationalsecurity–-KistheonewhichviolatesitspromisebydeclaringacceptanceforcitizenshipapplicationsfromHongKongresidentsholdingBritishNationalOverseas(BNO)sreturnin1997,theUKdeclaredthatitwouldnotconfertherightofabodeintheUnitedKingdomonChinesenationalsinHongKongholdingBNOpassports,thespokespersonsaid,accusingtheeractions,OpassportasatraveldocumentandIDdocument,sinternalaffairs,thespokespersonreiteratedBeijingsunswervingcommitmenttodefendingnationalsovereignty,feringinChinasinternalaffairs,saidthespokesperson,warningthatsuchinterferencemayendupfortheUKshootingitselfinthefoot.。