"Those people are rioters, not 'fighters for democracy and freedom' as the U.S. side claimed," she said.

The U.S. Congress only invited Hong Kong anti-government representatives to attend its hearing earlier, "those people could not represent the Hong Kong people at all," Ip said.

It is extremely unfair to Hong Kong that the U.S. congress hastily passed the act just based on one side of the story, she added.

Chung Kwok-pan, leader of the Liberal Party, believed that the bill was, in part, passed as a bargaining chip for the China-U.S. trade negotiations.

"The U.S. should think about its huge business interest in Hong Kong," he said.

Hong Kong's economic achievements proved the success of China's policies, said Lo Wai-kwok, chairman of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong. It is an important trading partner of the U.S. and the act could have a negative effect on the trade relationship between the U.S. and Hong Kong, as well as China at large.

Lo urged the U.S. to stop pushing for legislation of the act, so that both sides could enjoy a mutually beneficial trade environment.

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