What's in Hong Kong's new national security law, and why is it so controversial?

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The full details of the controversial national security law thrust upon Hong Kong by Beijing have now been released — and mark a significant upheaval of the city's famous freedoms.

could now bring 10 years' jail if foreign links could be proven.

Severely disrupting and destroying electronic control systems for public services like water, power, transportation and communicationsDamaging public transport would be considered a terror offence, and damaging government buildings would also be a serious offence. The intelligence agents will have a new base in the city at a mainland security commission, while Hong Kong's Government will also have its own commission, backed by a special police unit.

Protesters stormed Hong Kong's legislature last year during the protests: such actions would now fall under the national security law. Media organisations that publish articles or images about things judged to be terror offences could be prosecuted under a section that bans promoting or inciting terrorist activities.Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's pro-Beijing chief executive, is a supporter of the law.

Some high-profile democracy and independence activists have said they expected to become the first to be detained under the new regime, and as a resultWithin two hours of the law being announced, the Government revealed special local police and justice department prosecution units had already been formed to enforce the law.

 

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Controversial? 300 protesting Hong Kongers have just been arrested because they understood and valued freedom -thanks to the British. Boris has just extended his support to 3 million British National passport. Holders. Bless him.

So, the HK rioters won't be able to vandalise, firebomb, kill cleaners with bricks and set alight those who disagree? Tant pis.

it’s controversial because the western world isn’t happy about the end of hongkong’s colonial period.

Answer...its communist and 2 because its communist.

Calling all our woke corporate leaders ... Here's a chance to take a moral stand ... calling all woke corporate leaders ... calling all

Nothing wrong with it,it's a flexible law that useful in all kind of situation,the greatest invention ever!We should follow china lead!

i could get a life sentence for my tweets and i am not even chinese or have ever been to china or hong kong. scotmo get some more weapons to defend me.

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