US to Impose New Visa Curbs on Hong Kong Officials Over Rights Clampdown

A supporter scuffles with police the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building during the hearing of the 47 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the national security law, in Hong Kong on Feb. 6, 2023. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The United States said on Friday it will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials over the clampdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that in the past year, China continued to take actions against Hong Kong’s promised high degree of autonomy, democratic institutions, and rights and freedoms, including with the recent enactment of a new national security law known as Article 23.