Leos Lee, a former Hong Kong district councillor who moved to Taiwan, said the Hong Kong diaspora community would organise protests abroad.
A banner is displayed during a protest against Hong Kong’s new Article 23 national security law, in Taipei on March 23, 2024.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Friday expressed “deep concern” that the law could be used to undermine rights and curb dissent, adding it could damage Hong Kong’s reputation as an international finance hub.But Hong Kong leader John Lee has called the passage of the “Safeguarding National Security Ordinance” a “historic moment”.
In response, authorities cracked down on protesters, and Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020 — targeting secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces — which has effectively silenced opposition voices among Hong Kong’s once-vibrant civil society.Nearly 300 people have been arrested under the 2020 law so far.
Police powers have also been expanded to permit detaining people for up to 16 days without charge — a jump from the current 48 hours — and to restrict a suspect from meeting lawyers and communicating with others. A previous attempt by the government to introduce Article 23 in 2003 was dropped after half a million Hong Kongers protested against the law.But protests are expected worldwide, from Australia and Canada to Britain, where a large Hong Kong diaspora relocated after the government’s crackdown on the 2019 protests.
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