Alert the Commonwealth: China in jeopardy of violating contractual agreement over Hongkong just moments away!

The rule of law has been a principle sacrosanct: enunciated and upheld through the Commonwealth and because of this universal understanding, international agreements are enforceable  The UK entered into contractual arrangement with China to cede Hongkong through such an arrangement, bearing the rule of law, that nations in international contractual arrangement will abide by it .

Now, Beijing has before it a proposal that will bypass Hongkong--its people and government--to impose its own will upon Hongkong without any say or deliberation with Hongkong in this matter of critical importance to the region and to international trade in general.  This violates the contract between the UK and Beijing-China; and, significantly, imposes a Communist way of doing business upon the Hongkong Chinese territory and contradicts this very principle of international laws.

For Beijing to proceed upon this course of action will necessitate a negative response from the UK and those other members of  the Commonwealth of Nations.  This response must make clear that China is risking its reputation as a responsible member of the international trade community to make good its obligations under the terms of an agreement by which it has bound itself with its contractual participants.