"A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council on Wednesday made serious protest to and strongly condemned the passing of the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 by the US Senate. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson iterated China's position on the matter in a press statement the same day. Swift condemnation followed from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature of China, and the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said in a press statement, "I'd like to stress once again that Hong Kong is part of China, and Hong Kong affairs are China's internal affairs. We urge the U.S. to grasp the situation, stop its wrongdoing before it's too late, and immediately take measures to prevent this act from becoming law. The U.S. should immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China's other internal affairs, or the negative consequences will boomerang on itself. China will have to take strong countermeasures to defend our national sovereignty, security and development interests if the U.S. insists on making the wrong decisions." In Hong Kong, the Liaison Office of the Chinese Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) echoed the stance by expressing strong indignation and condemnation..."