Reports emerged of first-aiders and other medical workers being targeted by the territory’s police officers at the height of last year’s protests

The UN has accused China of harassing, intimidating and arresting healthcare workers during the Hong Kong uprising.

At the height of last year’s protests, triggered by fears that Beijing was encroaching on the island’s autonomy and freedoms, reports emerged that first-aiders and other medical workers were being targeted by the territory’s police officers.

A group of independent experts from the UN has written to the Chinese government to express concern over the behaviour of police as they tried to quell the uprising. Beijing has yet to respond to the document, dated February 19, which was made public after 60 days, in line with UN protocol.

The letter, sent by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and three UN special rapporteurs, said a “large number