In its latest decree against Hong Kong's pro-independent protestors, Beijing has warned that it will not allow anyone to use the semi-autonomous city as a base for subversion activities against mainland China.

The dire warning was issued by Zhang Xiaoming, the head of China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, in an interview to state television broadcaster on late Sunday.   

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"As far as Hong Kong is concerned, nobody is permitted do anything in any form that damage the country's sovereignty and security, they are not allowed to challenge the central government's authority or that of Hong Kong's," Zhang said.

"They are not allowed to use Hong Kong for infiltration subversion activities against the mainland to damage its social and political stability."

Meanwhile, another top Hong Kong official categorically stated in a recent interview to a pro-Chinese magazine that there "was no scope for independence for the former British colony under one country, two systems."

Over the last few months, the Chinese government has been adopting aggressive policies against its semi-autonomous region, apparently in a bid to quell Hong Kong's latest democracy wave. The region erupted into widespread protest following the oath-taking ceremony controversy on Oct. 20.

The region's two pro-independent lawmakers, Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching, allegedly indulged in anti-Chinese activities during the oath taking ceremony.     

China's top legislative body later interpreted Hong Kong's mini constitution in order to bar the two lawmakers from assuming office. This was only the second time that Beijing interpreted the semi-autonomous city's basic constitution. The first constitutional amendment happened in 2014, when the city was rocked by similar pro-independence movement.         

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