The HKSAR government has already informed the US government of Mr Snowden's departure.
The HKSAR government has already informed the U.S. government of Mr. Snowden's departure.
The HKSAR government will continue to follow up on the matter so as to protect the legal rights of the people of Hong Kong.
The U.S. government earlier on made a request to the HKSAR government for the issue of a provisional warrant of arrest against Mr. Snowden.
The US government earlier on made a request to the HKSAR [Hong Kong special administrative region] government for the issue of a provisional warrant of arrest against Mr Snowden.
As the HKSAR government has yet to have sufficient information to process the request for provisional warrant of arrest, there is no legal basis to restrict Mr Snowden from leaving Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, the HKSAR government has formally written to the U.S. government requesting clarification on earlier reports about the hacking of computer systems in Hong Kong by U.S. government agencies.
As the HKSAR government has yet to have sufficient information to process the request for provisional warrant of arrest, there is no legal basis to restrict Mr. Snowden from leaving Hong Kong.
Since the documents provided by the US government did not fully comply with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law, the HKSAR government has requested the US government to provide additional information so that the Department of Justice could consider whether the US government's request can meet the relevant legal conditions.
Mark Daly, the solicitor who represented the workers, said the case brought to the surface "the divide between those believing in a multicultural society based on respect and dignity and those believing that you can have second-class citizens … Regrettably, Hong Kong society is slow to change attitudes and I think the HKSAR government is disappointing in this respect".
Since the documents provided by the U.S. government did not fully comply with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law, the HKSAR government has requested the U.S. government to provide additional information so that the Department of Justice could consider whether the U.S. government's request can meet the relevant legal conditions.
