Strict rules constrain first Hong Kong protest in two years

📆 26/03/2023 7:31 PM
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Hong Kong's first protest against a government policy in about two years went ahead on Sunday, but under strict rules including a cap on numbers and a

In mid-2020 Beijing imposed a National Security Law to stamp out dissent in the southern Chinese city, which had been rocked by pro-democracy unrest.

Police required organisers to follow stringent conditions including capping numbers at 100, making participants wear number tags around their necks, and surrounding the crowd with a cordon, with media separated from marchers. "This is intimidation... but what can we do?" the marcher told AFP."Now even trying to take a breath of fresh air may endanger national security."

Eric Lai, a fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Asian Law, told AFP the conditions to monitor headcount and identify marchers were"disproportionate", and unheard of in previous police-approved marches in Hong Kong.

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