Hong Kong legislature unanimously passes new national security law

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The new law will have extraterritorial effect outside of Hong Kong, giving rise to fears it could be used to intimidate and restrict free speech in other jurisdictions

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Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said the law would come into effect on March 23 and called it a “historic moment for Hong Kong.”that had already triggered sanctions from the United States, including against Lee. Authorities say the legislation is necessary to plug loopholes in the national security regime despite the enactment of the China-imposed law that has been used to jail pro-democracy activists.

“An ever-expanding notion of national security will only make Hong Kong less safe for US businesses and citizens living in Hong Kong as well as Hong Kongers seeking to exercise their fundamental freedoms,” it wrote.

 

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