Chief Executive Carrie Lam tried to reassure citizens that China's new security law will not hurt Hong Kong's rights and freedoms as the former British colony prepared for more protests
HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday Beijing’s proposed national security law for the city, which has raised alarm in the global financial centre and abroad, would not trample on its cherished rights and freedoms.
The anthem law would criminalise disrespect of China’s national anthem and critics say it would further erode freedoms in the former British colony. Like others supporting the legislation, she did not explain how the freedoms that Hong Kong enjoys would be upheld.China's Hong Kong law set to bar foreign judges from national security cases: sources
It was the first major protest since pro-democracy demonstrations rocked Hong Kong last year over an unsuccessful plan to introduce an extradition law with China. The unrest plunged the city into its worst crisis since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. The United States said Hong Kong could lose the preferential treatment it accords the city that makes it a vibrant interface between communist China and the West.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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