Hong Kong security law must be imposed ‘without slightest delay’, says Chinese FM
Police warn protesters to disperse as hundreds of pro-democracy campaigners defy warnings not to gather for their first rally since China proposed a security law. – EPA pic, May 24, 2020.
A CONTROVERSIAL security law for Hong Kong proposed by China during its national legislative session should be imposed “without the slightest delay”, China’s foreign minister said today. The proposal is expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition, and comes after Hong Kong was shaken by months of massive and sometimes violent anti-government protests.
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