China Tuesday urged Reuters News Agency to stop spreading false reports on Hong Kong.
A spokesperson of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affair of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) made the remark on Monday, saying China has lodged solemn representation to the agency on the matter.
"We urge Reuters to adhere to attitudes of truth, professionalism, and responsibility and immediately stop spreading false information," the spokesperson said in a statement published Tuesday on its website, which did not refer to the specific Reuters report.
The spokesperson also reiterated China's resolution to oppose any external interference in its internal affairs.
"Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong, Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs," said the statement. "China's firm determination to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, to implement the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle and to oppose external interference in Hong Kong affairs remains unchanged."
