China Revokes HK Visa Exemption For US Diplomats

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  Hua Chunying says Beijing will also implement sanctions against some US officials, members of Congress and NGO staff. File photo: Reuters

Beijing is revoking visa exemption treatment for United States diplomat passport holders visiting Hong Kong and Macau, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a news conference on Thursday.

China will also implement reciprocal sanctions against some US officials, members of Congress, personnel at non-governmental organisations, and their family members, over their actions on Hong Kong, Hua said.

When asked for the names of those sanctioned and when the sanctions would start, Hua did not elaborate.

The United States on Monday imposed financial sanctions and a travel ban on 14 mainland officials over their role in adopting the national security law for Hong Kong and Beijing's disqualification last month of pro-democracy lawmakers Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung. (Reuters)