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<p>All export licence applications, including for Hong Kong, are assessed on a case-by-case
basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria taking
into account all relevant factors at the time of the application, including how the
goods will be used. There was one licence issued to Hong Kong for telecommunications
equipment in the first quarter of 2019, for use in counter terrorism, counter narcotics,
counter trafficking and search and rescue operations. We draw on a range of sources
in making our assessments, including our overseas network. Risks around human rights
violations or abuses are a key part of our assessment. We do not license equipment
where we assess there is a clear risk that it might be used for internal repression.</p>
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