HONG KONG, May 26 — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that Beijing's proposed national security laws would not trample on the city's rights and freedoms and called on its citizens to wait to see the details of the legislation. “There is no need for us to worry,” Lam told a regular weekly...
Tuesday, 26 May 2020 10:26 AM MYT
“There is no need for us to worry,” Lam told a regular weekly news conference, but she did not explain how the freedoms that Hong Kong enjoys will be upheld. Beijing unveiled plans last week for national security legislation for Hong Kong that aims to tackle secession, subversion and terrorist activities. It could see Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in the city.
Chen Daoxiang told Chinese state television the garrison had the determination and ability to safeguard China's national sovereignty and the long-term prosperity and security of the city. Hong Kong is governed under a “one country, two systems” formula that guarantees it a high degree of autonomy and freedoms not seen in mainland China, including freedom of expression and the right to protest.
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