Hong Kong’s leader has slammed a “completely unnecessary” US law that could pave the way for economic sanctions against the government and warned it risks backfiring on more than 1,300 American firms based in the city.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s remarks on Tuesday came a week after US President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which allows Washington to impose sanctions on officials deemed to have violated human rights in the city.
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