MACAO - The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government on Sunday expressed strong opposition to the unsubstantiated accusations in a recent report by the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, referring to the United Nations Human Rights Council's latest periodic review of Macao and amendments introduced to the city's Law on Safeguarding National Security.

In July 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council reviewed the Macao SAR government's implementation of provisions related to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Macao SAR government noted that the Human Rights Council raised some suggestions, welcomed the legislative and policy measures in relevant areas, and appreciated the constructive dialogue with the Macao SAR government delegation as part of the periodic report process.

The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Macao SAR also strongly opposed the US so-called annual report

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The Macao SAR government underlined that the recently released US report adopts a selective approach to the Human Rights Council's concluding observations, in a "typical practice of quoting parts of the report out of context that does not gain popularity."

The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Macao SAR also strongly opposed the US so-called annual report.

A spokesperson for the Commissioner's Office said on Sunday that the amendment and implementation of the Macao SAR's national security law further strengthened the institutional foundation of national security and provided stronger protection for the legitimate rights and freedoms of Macao residents, which is in line with internationally accepted practices and has received general support from all sectors of the community.

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The spokesperson pointed out that the US side should reflect on its own brutal law enforcement and human rights violations and immediately stop interfering in Macao's affairs and China's internal affairs at large.