"(U.S. politicians) don't really understand what the state of 'high level autonomy' means. The (U.S.) House (of Representatives) version of the bill actually refers to Hong Kong as 'Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region', which is a clear indicator of their carelessness and ignorance", said Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, executive councilor and lawmaker of the HKSAR as she commented on the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act".