Yes, I think the honourable member raised the right issue. As I said, what happened in Tibet could happen to you.
In Tibet, the one country, two systems, which was later provided to Hong Kong, was already promised in 1951 through the 17-point agreement. For example, article 4 of that agreement says that the authority and status of the Dalai Lama would remain the same. The Tibetan language would be allowed to be used, and monasteries could function as before. Any reform would happen only after consulting and seeking the consent of the Tibetan people. All of these were provided in the 17-point agreement, but from 1951 to 1959, the Chinese government violated, essentially, all of the provisions of that agreement. Even though this agreement was forced on us, it was violated, which forced the Dalai Lama and 80,000 Tibetans to flee into exile.
Since then, they have passed a unity law. Now, whenever unity and autonomy come into conflict, unity prevails. Similarly, in Hong Kong, the security law is the same. With security and autonomy, when they come into conflict, security will prevail. Human rights, freedom of speech and the right to protest will all be secondary to the security law and the security of China and Hong Kong. Hence, the dilution of the one country, two systems in Hong Kong is not surprising. It happened in Tibet before.
We are very concerned. I have said recently that Hong Kong is becoming a second Tibet. What happened in Tibet and what is happening in Tibet will surely happen in Hong Kong. All of those promises made by the Chinese government to the Tibetan people were betrayed; similarly, that's what is happening in Hong Kong.
Yes, there are 300,000 Hong Kongers who have Canadian residency or citizenship. Whether they'll be allowed to return to Canada should be considered positively, like the Government of the United Kingdom is doing.