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Hong Kong: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Hong Kong counterpart on Russian sanction evasion through Hong Kong.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 3 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 5 Mar 2025
Answer: 7 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Hong Kong counterpart on Russian sanction evasion through Hong Kong.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Mar 2025
Answer published
In his recent meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs spoke about global stability, including in Ukraine, where Russia continues its illegal war. The UK has already sanctioned...

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