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The government of Chna's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Thursday expressed its "strong opposition and disappointment" towards US signing of a Hong Kong-related bill.

In a media release issued Thursday morning, the HKSAR government said the two bills, which count as meddling in Hong Kong affairs, were "unnecessary and unwarranted" and would harm the U.S.-Hong Kong relations and common interests.

The U.S. president approved S. 1838, the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019," and S. 2710 on Wednesday.

The bills were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday and by the Senate a day before.

Since the bills' passage in U.S. Congress, China has responded with solemn representations against the United States. 

(With input from CGTN)