Hong Kong's role as a separate customs territory is not granted by individual countries, but recognized by the World Trade Organization, the spokesperson stressed.
His wife, Zhang Qiyue, is the consul general of China in New York.
Hong Kong is categorized as "severely unaffordable". Trailing Hong Kong, Vancouver is the second-least affordable major housing market, with a median multiple of 11.9, while Sydney is third at 11.0.
Hong Kong police arrested 10 people on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the newly promulgated national security law, as officials said that a dedicated police unit has been set up to handle such crimes.
His words seemed to have confirmed longtime suspicions among some here in the US, especially members of the local Chinese American community. Many in that community are well aware of the fact that mask-wearing had been strictly enforced in China during the country's own war with coronavirus, a war that, judging by the ground situation now, has largely been won.
Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China. The fourth plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee clearly required a legal framework and enforcement mechanisms to be established for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong, he said.
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Hong Kong resident Hassan Shahul Hameed Nuaim Abul, 21, who was born in India, dropped out of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to continue his education in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. He wants to be a doctor, but only the best students can pursue a career in medicine in Hong Kong. He was not one of them.
Hong Kong citizens voice their denouncement of the Foreign Correspondents' Club outside its office in Central for hosting a separatist talk by Andy Chan Ho-tin, an open advocate of Hong Kong independence. PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY
His days are filled with hiking, attending lectures and participating in various pastimes in the coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning province.
Hong Kong is the mainland's sixth-largest trade partner and fourth-largest export market, according to the ministry.