Chinese ambassador summoned over Hong Kong comments.
The ambassador, Liu Xiaoming, said that the British seem to have forgotten that Hong Kong is no longer a colony, and that London should keep its hands off the territory.
China said on Wednesday the British seem to have forgotten that Hong Kong is no longer a colony, warning London to keep its hands off the territory.
"In the minds of some people, they regard Hong Kong as still under British rule. They forget ... that Hong Kong has now returned to the embrace of the Motherland," China's ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, said.
"I tell them: hands off Hong Kong and show respect," Liu added. "This colonial mindset is still haunting the minds of some officials or politicians.
Theresa May says China must respect the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong and that she had been in touch with China's government to raise concerns about the situation in the former British colony.
"It is vital that Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the Sino-British Joint Declaration are respected," May said in parliament.
Published: by Radio NewsHub