HK police embrace China’s security law plan
Hong Kong riot police arresting a protester yesterday. Hong Kong's police chief has backed China's call for a national security law to be imposed upon the semi-autonomous city. – EPA pic, May 25, 2020.
HONG Kong’s security chief today welcomed China’s plans to impose a national security law on the financial hub, saying it is needed to defeat “terrorism” and calls for independence. Beijing plans to write a new security law for Hong Kong that bans treason, subversion and sedition after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy protests last year.
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