; (5) to support the robust exercise by residents of Hong Kong of the rights to free speech and the press as guaranteed to them by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration; (6) to ensure that all residents of Hong Kong are afforded freedom from arbitrary or unlawful arrest, detention, or imprisonment as guaranteed to them by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration; (7) to draw international attention to any violations by the Government of the People’s Republic of China of the fundamental rights of residents of Hong Kong and any encroachment upon the autonomy guaranteed to Hong Kong by the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration; (8) to protect United States citizens and long-term permanent residents living in Hong Kong and those visiting and transiting through Hong Kong; and (9) to maintain the economic and cultural ties that provide significant benefits to the United States and Hong Kong. 4. Amendments to the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (a) Report Title II of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5721 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 201(b), by inserting or after after entered into before