HONG KONG, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Thursday strongly disapproved of and rejected unfounded and biased contents related to Hong Kong in the U.S. Department of State's so-called "2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices".

The HKSAR government strongly disapproved of and rejected repeated tricks of the U.S. through the so-called report in making slandering remarks against Hong Kong, where the principle of "one country, two systems" is successfully implemented. The U.S. is once again overriding the rule of law with politics and politicizing human rights issues, a spokesperson for the HKSAR government said.

The spokesperson pointed out that the contents regarding legislation safeguarding national security in the HKSAR contained in the so-called report by the U.S. are completely absurd and untrue.

Since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, human rights of Hong Kong residents have been firmly protected by the constitution and the HKSAR Basic Law. The HKSAR government resolutely, fully and faithfully implements the national security law in Hong Kong, the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and other relevant laws safeguarding national security in the HKSAR, the spokesperson said.

The HKSAR law enforcement agencies have been taking law enforcement actions based on evidence and strictly in accordance with the law in respect of the acts of persons or entities concerned, and law enforcement actions have nothing to do with their political stance, background or occupation. The HKSAR judiciary exercises judicial power independently in accordance with the law, free from any interference. Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the right to a fair hearing, the spokesperson said.

In response to false information in the so-called report by the U.S. on the conditions of correctional services facilities, the spokesperson said that the Correctional Services Department (CSD) of the HKSAR government is committed to providing a secure, safe, humane, decent and healthy custodial environment for persons in custody (PICs). The rights of PICs are safeguarded through a system of regular visits by independent visitors, namely Justices of the Peace (JPs), who are vested with statutory duties to inspect prisons once or twice every month. PICs may approach visiting JPs or lodge complaints through other channels.

The HKSAR government strongly urged the U.S. to immediately stop acting against international law and the basic norms of international relations and interfering in China's internal affairs and Hong Kong affairs.