Former district councilors of Hong Kong condemned some Western countries' biased comments on the city's National Security Law and criticized them for politicizing global anti-pandemic work at a United Nations meeting on Thursday.

The remarks were made via video speech at the regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland.

During the session, several Western countries criticized China on the issues related to the Hong Kong Special Administration Region.

Joephy Chan Wing-yan, a former district councilor and an internet celebrity from Hong Kong, in her two-minute speech, said that the "unsubstantiated" accusations are just a kind of "same, old political rhetoric".

"Instead of making everything political, it is time for leaders in the West to step up and join the leader in the East" to fight the common enemy – COVID-19, said Judy Chan Ka-pui, a former district councilor of Hong Kong

Chan cited an example of a joint statement issued by the G7 Foreign Ministers last year. The statement alleged that the enactment of the National Security Law in Hong Kong would undermine rights and freedom.

"But the fact is, people in Hong Kong welcome the forthcoming first anniversary of the National Security Law, as it protects our rights to live normal lives free from black-clad violence," Chan said.

It also shows that they are applying double standards as China isn't allowed to safeguard its own national security on its own sovereign territory, while all G7 countries have their own national security laws, she added.

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Chan said the recent G7 summit held in Cornwall, the United Kingdom, "is now likely to be remembered as a political theater for a small clique".

She pointed out that "with the G7 members making a range of unsubstantiated accusations against China, China was not given the commensurate opportunity to put the records straight."

Chan said this kind of "outdated, exclusive clubs" is detrimental to international solidarity.

Judy Chan Ka-pui, a former district councilor of Hong Kong, delivers a speech at the regular via video at a regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 24, 2021.

Judy Chan Ka-pui, also a former district councilor of Hong Kong, said in an online speech at the same meeting that the United States should not see China as a strategic competitor in the face of the pandemic.

Chan said the contribution of China to the international community during the pandemic should not be disregarded and distorted. She said China has provided more than 350 million doses of vaccines to over 80 countries up to early June, mostly to developing countries.

“Besides going through bilateral channels, China always seeks multilateral cooperation in fighting the pandemic and is committed to donating vaccines to the UN Peacekeepers and the International Olympic Committee,” she said.

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“Instead of making everything political, it is time for leaders in the West to step up and join the leader in the East” to fight the common enemy in COVID-19, Chan added.

Holden Chow Ho-ding, a Hong Kong solicitor and lawmaker, agreed with the two former district councilors, saying some Western countries applied double standards on China-related issues. 

A good case in point would be the recent accusations by the West on the arrest of the executives of the Apple Daily and its parent company, Next Digital, under the National Security Law, Chow said. 

The West said the law enforcement action stifled press freedom. 

“I doubt that any nation would condone abuse of press freedom to endanger its own national security.”