立場新聞 2015/03/10 11:28
「考慮到香港的敏感及複雜情況,我們希望加方不會舉行相關聽證,以任何方式介入香港內部事務,以免向外界發出錯誤訊號,對中加關係做成任何影響」。
David Mulroney, Canada's ambassador to China until 2012, said Luo's letter reflects "an incomplete understanding" of how Parliament works.
"The ambassador needs to be aware of Canadian history," said Mulroney, the author of a new book on Canada-China relations.
"Canadians fought and died defending Hong Kong so we have a very special emotional connection -- a blood connection to Hong Kong."
Canada has a moral responsibility as a "friend of Hong Kong" to speak out on its behalf, he added. "So it's actually incumbent on us to hear from people like Martin Lee."