for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as a condition for adoption of universal suffrage. (D) On November 7, 2016, the National People’s Congress interpreted Article 104 of the Basic Law in such a way to disqualify 6 elected members of the Legislative Council. (E) In 2018, the Government of Hong Kong banned the Hong Kong National Party and blocked the candidacy of pro-democracy candidates. (16) The ways in which the Government of China, at times with the support of a subservient Government of Hong Kong, has acted in contravention of its obligations under the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law, as set forth in this section, are deeply concerning to the people of Hong Kong, the United States, and members of the international community who support the autonomy of Hong Kong. 4. Sense of Congress regarding Hong Kong It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States continues to uphold the principles and policy established in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–76