Beijing is moving to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong following last year's often violent anti-China unrest that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Beijing rule in 1997.
HONG KONG - Beijing is moving to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong following last year’s often violent anti-China unrest that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Beijing rule in 1997.
The introduction of Hong Kong security laws are on the agenda of the Chinese parliament which begins its annual session on Friday.ERIC CHEUNG, PRINCIPAL LECTURER OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF LAW“They think the Basic Law cannot improve the current situation so they need to find another way to handle the issue.”“If the law is enacted, it will greatly impact the freedom of Hong Kong people and the press.
“But even more worrisome is the global backlash, especially with the U.S.-China hawks circling overhead. A denouncement by the White House, which is most certainly to happen, could exacerbate already tenuous U.S.-China relations and could trigger a global backlash that Trump seems to be pinning his hopes on.JOSHUA WONG, HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST
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