The spokesman of the Commissioner's Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) refuted Thursday the report of "The Human Rights Status of Hong Kong" issued by the US-based "Human Rights Watch."

The spokesman said, the upcoming election of the 3rd Legislative Council is the most democratic one in the history of Hong Kong. However, on the eve of the election, the "Human Rights Watch" issued a report on "The Human Rights Status of Hong Kong".

The spokesman said that the report painted a distorted picture of the situation in Hong Kong, with the purpose of creating dissentions between Hong Kong residents and the central government as well as the HKSAR government and hampering the fair and smooth election of the Legislative Council.

He added that the report once more revealed the wicked nature of the "Human Rights Watch" of being hostile to China and interfering with the affairs of other nations.

The spokesman said therefore, "we are firmly opposed to the report. The Commissioner's Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in HKSAR wholly agrees with the response of the HKSAR government on the so-called report of the 'The Human Rights Status of Hong Kong' issued by the 'Human Rights Watch' based in the United States."