'A deadly blow' to Hong Kong democracy movement as new law could see Chinese agents make arrests

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Riot police take up posts around Hong Kong's legislature, anticipating protests against a law that some fear will be used to arrest democracy protesters as terrorists.

"deeply concerned" at the proposed introduction of the national security law.

"Making such a law on Hong Kong's behalf without the direct participation of its people, legislature or judiciaryBeijing claims that Western rhetorical support for democratic protesters is foreign interference. When asked at a news briefing if the response would include sanctions, he said: "No, it's something you're going to be hearing about … before the end of the week, very powerfully I think."the law could see China "basically take over Hong Kong" and warned sanctions would be imposed by the US if the law passed.

 

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HongKongProtester is resisting the evil CCP Chinazi and its shameless puppets for long time.. So much pain, PoliceBrutality, Exhausted & Traumatized.. got dehumanized but HKer is not going to give up hope, justice & humanright.. Pls help HongKonger! HongKongNeedsHelp

punchablegarden Those pro democracy protesters will join the ranks of the ‘disappeared’. They will be beaten, tortured, organs removed & sold on the black market. Such is the cruelty of the CCP. BoycottChina StandWithHongKong

KC01071997 Due to the legislation, CCP now can have their own organizations to carry out arrests and charges independently away from local authorities and legal process. Basically having the gestapo from nazi Germany at CCP's service from now on.

Proof of what is to come to Australia if we keep selling out to China. Look at the control China have over the African countries who couldnt pay their debts, it will be similar to the Daniel Andrews Belt and Road Deal. His wings need clipping!

Without the National Security Law, the HongKongPoliceTerrorists are already shooting and killing HK ppl. They are shooting people for FUN, just look at the smile on their face. Please dont let HK become the next Uygur, please dont watch another Nazi crime happen before your eyes

we have already witnessed many horrendous scenes of hongkongpolicebrutality in Hong Kong already; it will only exacerbate the already dismal situation in Hong Kong if mainland agents are allowed to “enforce the law” in HK HKPoliceState

the CCP security law encroaches the freedom of speech and press of Hong Kong. If the legislation passes, 'one country, two systems' will become history. HongKongProtests NationalSecurityLegislation

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That'll be the end of HongKong. That should also be the end of the West's appeasement policy towards China. China never keeps promises. Pls end all special treatments to HongKong HongKongProtests HongKongNeedsHelp StandWithHongKong

In addition to skip the legislative process in HK and promulgate the NationalSecurityLaw directly in HK, the CCP will also allow the establishment of a special agency in HK to implement the NationalSecurityLaw .

Most people in thes thread simply ignore the facts of brutal rioters. Fighting for freedom? HK ranks at 3 in human freedom index. Fighting for democracy, damn British has ruled HK 150yrs without promising any democracy. Do the search before getting used by these so-called HKers.

OneCountryOneSystem PoliceState Can HK be any worse? We need to reborn IndependenceForHongKong

Chinese agents = Hong Kong police force a.k.a terrorist Don’t let these terrorists immigrate to ur country. standwithhongkong boycottchina

This will happen to everywhere under CCP control. Victoria really should reconsider joining BeltandRoad Initiative. Because it means exchanging the discursive power of the country for the money when you economically depend on China

Today, in HongKong, hundreds of people are arrested, many of them are students. And at lunchtime, HongKongPolice fired pepper bullets to unarmed citizens in Central, our financial heart. StandWithHongKong HongKongPoliceState HongKongPoliceBrutality AntiChinazi

HK is falling because of the CCP. It is no longer a safe place under the control of HKPoliceState

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Hong Kong policeman are catching all the young people they saw on the street today. Because they want to suppress our voices!! Can’t imagine how Hong Kong would be if National security Law implemented. StandWithHongKong hongkongpolicebrutality hongKongindependence

Look at what HongKongPolice did today!

Today’s HK is not the HK that we know. HongKongPoliceState

NationalSecueityLaw NationalSecurityLegislation is nothing but international interference. It will not only lead to OneCountryOneSystem but also affect the global stability. The world should be united and start a Cold War to Chinazi and CCP

Yes, Hong King is in grave danger! Evil CCP and their agent are so notorious for their brutality and lawlessness!

This is the National Security Law under China. Do you believe that HK ppl still enjoy freedom of speech after the legislation?

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If you don't get why hongkongers are so despaired with the direct insert of this new law, please google what national security mean in China, &also the Sino-British joint declaration. In brief, national security law means you can be arrested talking/judging about the government.

Today the national security law kills HK and her freedom; but this is just the beginning of Communist China's oppression. So please StandWithHongKong!

HongKongPolice sees attacking citizens as a fun activity. They are smiling happily when they are firing pepper balls against innocent citizens. People who are just having lunch or even wandering at the streets were attacked but because they shouted slogans and sang.

Even without the NationalSecurityLaw, hk ppl are haunted and tortured by HKPoliceTerrorists

What happen here is not only about Hong Kong. Even CCP force an application of NationalSecurityLaw here. HK will be no longer a free city. The foreigners can’t talk freely here , no to say doing business. Look at the picture StandWithHongKong

Exactly, the CCP and HKPoliceBrutality are killing, murdering step by step

hong kong is under policestsate , people were arrested for no reasons

Who can protect out kids from authoritarian rule? The West must sanction China and HongKong immediately and harshly. We dont care if we lose our status as financial hub, we want our freedom back. StandwithHonKong SanctionChina Source:城大編委

The CCP has violated the Sino Britiah Joint Declaration, by invading the HongKong systems with china one. We therefore command the liberation of Hong Kong status by getting independent

CCPChina controlled the HKPoliceTerrorists so they can do anything they want. Just make the financial center become a war zone and shoot to ppl on the street.

See this HKPoliceBrutality when NationalSecueityLaw is still in discussion. CCPChinaJudgmentDay StandWithHongKong

The police are crazy, they just want to kill the people.

hongKongindependence is the only way out in this situation! World,please help us!

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I don't see any problem as far as national security concerns. National security is the priority in any country. The news is rubbish. If it is in Australia, the police will fire them straight away.

The so-called “national security law” cannot actually protect Hong Kong people. It is a PoliceState in Hong Kong. Be aware of the lie of the Ccp China!

hongkongpolicebrutality Hong Kong police terrorism! They are the one who destroy the order of Hong Kong.

Actually not for HongKongers but also foreigners may be arrested

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It's the truth, not a threat. What's happening in today's HK might be encountered by every single person in the planet. Let's stand together to be against CCP HKPoliceTerrorists CCPVirus

HK police are only puppets of dictator Xi Jingping. And Xi Jingping is someoen who amended Chinese constitution and make himself with unlimited turns on Power. AntiChinazi StandWithHongKong

So many people dead, so many lost jobs all because of China. After all Corona came from China. And now to intimidate the world further China doing what they doing!! Stop buying Made in China!

Intolerable. StandwithHK SaveHongKong SanctionChina BoycottChina Magnitsky

HKPoliceState is everywhere in HK, but not protecting HKers and just try to harm and kill! SOSHK

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young and unarmed citizens are criminals in HK police's eyes. what a joke. HKPoliceTerrorists StandWithHongKong HKProtests

Thank you for concerning Hong Kong. Your support means a lot to us. StandWithHongKong SOSHK

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Thank you for spreading the news. Hong Kong is facing a PoliceBrutality crisis. Please StandWithHongKong and support the Hongkongprotest. We are fighting for freedom.

China is the terrorism country StandWithHongKong

Today is the first day after quarantine student resume backtoschool. Hkpolice arrest them simply because they look young.

Hong Kong police stoped and searched and arrested young people on busy districts for no reason. They are not even protesting but just appearing there. Absolutely abusive of power like military time without any rule of law and order. Culprit behind : CCP. HongKong

852cutie How come you think their are dangerous, HKPoliceState ?

It should be called the Communist Security Law - infinitely vague, all inclusive, aimed to protect the fragile & totalitarian CCP, enacted by a government not accountable to its ppl. To get a taste, just look at Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo, locked up Uyghurs, journalists & lawyers

Unbelievable! The Police are using their force to kill people, whether civilians or protestors HongKong have turn into PoliceState Law is not useful to sanction these police. PoliceBrutality PoliceState

The rule of law in Hongkong is dead hkpolice can abuse their power to attack the citizens PoliceBrutality

The CCP and HK government are telling lies. They claimed that there was no change in ‘One country two systems’ policy. However, the fact reveals that the freedom of HK people ‘ensured’ by the basic law has disappeared already. CCPSecuritylaw Chinazi StandWithHongKong

Riot police even targeted the elderly StandWithHongKong HKPoliceBrutality

NationalSecurityLaw and HKPoliceTerrorists keep suppressing our freedom of speech and human rights SOSHK

If we don't stop the CCPChina , the world is going to end like Hong Kong.

The police have been applying excessive force and also conducting indiscriminate arrests.

lets look more about what popo do today(27/5) StandWithHongKong HKpolice

HongKongPoliceBrutality has been taken into any level, there's no sign of improvement, nor a proper and independent investigation. It is particularly worrying to see all these happening, one may ask how worse could it be if the NationalSecurityLaw is passed. StandwithHK HK

HK government provides too much power to the HK police. They just did what they want, without any regulation can restrict them. Hong Kong people are dying. HKPoliceBrutality

HK government provides too much power to the HK police. They just did what they want, without any regulation can restrict them. Hong Kong people are dying.

hongkongers are freedom fighters. Just like what our pioneers did, dying for safeguarding freedom and democracy. StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom

The national security law that is about to impose in Hong Kong did not include a definition on what behaviors will be charged. That means it grants an infinite power to the govt to prosecute anyone who holds opposite opinions.

Please StandWithHongKong and support HongKong

CCPChina is destroying Hong Kong

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There were times when Chinese agents prosecuted Hkers Thanks to the law, this would become more common :)

Situation in Hong Kong is the best example for the world NOT to trust CCP tyranny Despite increasing economic growth, did CCP respect any human rights and freedom?! People respecting freedom shouldn’t be on side with CCP

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First Hong Kong the aus just watch can we just nuke the mainland yet?

Hk police are firing pepper-spray pellets to the protestors or even citizens ,who just came out for lunch during lunchtime, without any warning. This is totally not acceptable. HKPoliceBrutality

I wish these HKPoliceTerrorists will get abandoned by CCPChina soon! fuckthepopo

unReasonable police force!!!! HongKong HongKongPolice

The national security law imposed by CCP is undermining the rule of law in Hong Kong. It takes away the freedom of speech of Hongkongers, which deters citizens from opposing the policy and helps the HKPoliceTerrorists cultivate a so-called 'peaceful' environment.

CCP is killing HongKong brutally. HK is originally a special place with autonomy under ‘1 country, 2 systems’, but it’s no longer the same....the world, please watch out for this greedy totalitarianism

Chinese Communist Party dont respect freedom and human right. They will do EVERYTHING to hold their power and own interests, no matter the cost of others. We Hong Kongers are fighting at the front line of human right, please stand with us and fight for freedom together.

NationalSecurityLaw is -the final nail in the coffin for Hong Kong's autonomy -a statement of intent➡️a tyrannic superpower aspiring for total🌐dominance can get away w/ anything Hong Kong is falling but the war is b/w🇨🇳social imperialism &🌐democratic freedom Who'll be next?

Today is only the second reading debate of nationalanthemlaw what will hk becomes when implemented NationalSecurityLaw ?

In Central HK today, when the riot cop fired pepper balls to disperse citizens, they smiled excitedly. This abnormal performance is terrifying. HongKongPoliceTerrorism

StandWithHongKong

We have long suspected that Chinese agents had been working here in the guise of HK cops. Now they dun need the guise anymore. StandWithHongKong HongKongProstests

These arrests show that police brutality has never left HK. Imagine what would happen when the national security laws are passed and Chinese officials could arrest people!

Hong Kong Police Terrorism...

Look at this Hong Kong police. HKPoliceBrutality

Giving deadly blows, bullying, violence, threatening & exploitative psychological games are the appalling methods authoritarian rulers use when desperate to control others and consolidate power! Ironically, it's the same destructive mentality that will trigger their downfall too.

Chinese know how to handle these lazy bludging Uni students.......they'll grow up better people for it too.

if you flip the situation, do you think the US would tolerate China funding violent protesters within its borders?

Under the dictatorship of the CCP , HongKong is no longer an international financial hub with freedom but just another China's city filled with government corruption. The special trade status of hk should be revoked. HKPoliceState Chinazi

Chinese agents in China..

1/3 Easier to criticise China when inconvenient history isn’t taught in schools; you also miss the shameless hypocrisy of the British, who took HK after the first Opium War—because they wanted to buy their tea with opium instead of silver, of which William Gladstone said...

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