ポンペオ 米国務長官 記者発表要旨
さきほど(現地時間2020-05-27)、ポンペオ 米国務長官 は米議会に対して、香港 の 自治は失われたとする判断を示し、その記者発表が同日付で国務省のウェブサイトで公表されました。
記者発表原文及びその機械翻訳はReference[1]に載せておきました。
I certified to Congress today that Hong Kong does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997. No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground.
香港の「特別な地位」 の停止?
去年末(2019-12-02)の記事でも紹介したように、香港の特別な地位を認め、さまざまな優遇等の根拠となる米国・香港政策法[2](以下「法」)Sec 201の効力は、香港における自治等の状況を見て米国大統領が大統領令(Executive order)によっていつでも停止(法201(a))できると定められています(Fig1)。
今回のポンペオ米国務長官記者発表は、この図のSec.201(a) 効力停止コースに舵が切られたことを意味するのでしょうか。
Fig 1:「特別な地位」 の停止/回復(米国・香港政策法 Sec.202)
SEC. 202. PRESIDENTIAL ORDER.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION– On or after July 1, 1997, whenever the President determines that Hong Kong is not sufficiently autonomous to justify treatment under a particular law of the United States, or any provision thereof, different from that accorded the People’s Republic of China, the President may issue an Executive order suspending the application of section 201(a) to such law or provision of law.
(d) TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION– An Executive order issued under subsection (a) may be terminated by the President with respect to a particular law or provision of law whenever the President determines that Hong Kong has regained sufficient autonomy to justify different treatment under the law or provision of law in question. Notice of any such termination shall be published in the Federal Register.
Source: 102nd U.S. Congress (1992). United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992[2] に基づきGGCS作成
References
[1] Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State (2020-05-27). PRESS STATEMENT PRC National People’s Congress Proposal on Hong Kong National Security Legislation. (Bing翻訳)
[2] 102nd U.S. Congress (1992). United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. , Law S.1731 (Google翻訳)