Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security law

A flag raising ceremony is held at the Golden Bauhinia Square to mark the anniversary of the Hong Kong handover to China in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Hong Kong marked the 23rd anniversary of its handover to China in 1997, one day after China enacted a national security law that cracks down on protests in the territory.

The law makes secessionist, subversive, or terrorist activities illegal, as well as foreign intervention in the city’s internal affairs. It was imposed by China after months of anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous territory last year.Hong Kong’s leader strongly endorsed the new security law China’s central government is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory in her speech marking Wednesday’s anniversary of its handover from colonial Britain.

The law directly targets some of the actions of anti-government protesters last year, which included attacks on government offices and police stations, damage to subway stations, and the shutdown of the city’s international airport. Acts of vandalism against government facilities or public transit can be prosecuted as subversion or terrorism, while anyone taking part in activities deemed as secessionist would also be in violation of the new law.

Under the law, those found guilty of inciting secessionist, subversive, terrorist activities and colluding with foreign forces could face life imprisonment if they are deemed masterminds of such activities. The legislation was mandated under Hong Kong’s local constitution but an earlier attempt to pass it in the city’s legislative body in 2003 was shelved in the face of massive public opposition. Having lost patience, Beijing finally decided to circumvent the Hong Kong legislature and have it passed Tuesday by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament.

Communism is spreading 🛑

Hong Kong, one of the greatest cities in the history of world is now just a vassal of the CCP.

Chinese regime is a disgrace and a shame. Everybody should now boycott Chinese product at any cost

All these people saying America sucks so bad. They have no clue.

Ohhhhh noooooo a flag

Man fuck china XiJinpingIsWinnieThePooh xiisapussy fight for your lives Hong Kong!

TheFoodDood Sounds like the young Marxists we have trying to take over in the U.S.

AlexanderSoros Wow family

Free Hong Kong!

Bencjacobs And there they go. RIP the HK that once was. Once corrupt and vile China gets its steel claws around you, things get dark and they don't come back.

Bye bye Hong Kong.

EMBARGO CHINA

Why are you pushing China propaganda

Not good

China sucks

There was a time in the 90s where China/HK/Brits were on the same page ending with the handing over of HK to China. Couldn't we have predicted this? China isn't known for free and fair. Not to mention wherever the Brits left chaos ensued. This is what they call foreign policy

'Hong Kong Police' Yeah fucking right. Its China.

Help the Hong Kong people. The land is sinking, the people ate drowning.

TributeProjects England's to thank.

China took the opportunity of this pandemic and slowly putting up the national security law. Carrie Lam failed HK citizens they should have stand up resist China. Sad day for HK now they’re like Notth Korea! Maybe they have last chance to take this matter to UN.

Po9Mon

Try hong Kong independence, you will be arrested starting today. Great job.

They’re screwed.

So we should elect Democrats again? 🤔 Cause they did so well against China... 🙄

It's a sad day in the history of Hong long! They have tacked a thousand steps back into the dark 🔦

This is what authoritarian regimes are. They start by gagging the mouths by setting up unjust laws!

Given recent events, we shouldn’t be lecturing anyone about policing and freedom. 🇺🇸

Fuck China

CCP should have their UN seat revoked immediately.

Fuck Hong Kong

For waving an independence flag. This can happen to America in 5-10 years with AOC type people at the helm. Stop giving into these people. Socialism/Communism/Marxism suck. Freedom is hated by people who want to control your thoughts and everything else. VoteRedToSaveAmerica

Very good! 100% support!!!

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Communists ruined china and Taiwan is the real China

A government acting tyrannical under the guise of 'national security'? Color me surprised.

Eastern Modern Fascists卐

The workers will obey the rulers or be denied access to basic services

poor Hong Kong. I wish the U.S President could actually do his job and make sure other countries don't fall under communist rule. Not only is he not doing his job here but he is letting the democracy die in hong kong

Xi jinping chasing mirage in HongKongSecurityLaw the threat to his authoritarian regime will emerge from mainland due to economic hardships

The Pyromaniac firefighters are out of order! The USA, GB are very busy with theirs Protesters BLM who topple the statues of the Slavery Criminals! Now, Trump has his own Hong Kong in the whole USA mainland! Maybe USA need China troops to breaks BLM. You've to learn from China!

F u CCP.

Which country allows people to demand independence?

I feel for the peoples loss of freedom. StayStrongHongKong fuckpoohbear

Relax. Just because he got arrested doesn’t mean he’ll be prosecuted. Some HK students displayed separatist flags in Tibet last year. They got arrested and reprimanded by local police, but never got prosecuted.

The long dark night of terror started in HK. Europeans to sanction China gov for application of NationalSecurityLaw which is against international treaties and violate rights of citizens

I’m not sure which is more stunning. The brazen infringement on civil rights by the CCP or that the AP actually reported it 🤔

China is aiming for world domination These videos explain this very well.

Here we GO!! Japan ur next! Then -we ll go around India- who wants that mess! Pakustan Iran!! Russia!! Europa!!

Coming soon to America!

Where is the outrage Mass protests for Hong Kong? 🙏 pffffft pathetic world we live in. Only one agenda at a time please

Do you think China has their own version of MAGA morons, who scream at the Hong Kong protestors about how they're 'disrespecting' the Chinese flag and calling the protesters 'terrorists?' Just kidding! Only 1930s Germany know what it's like to have these people walking around!

KingJames this is the oppression you told morey to shut up and dribble about. Just thought you should see.

SteveKerr Can’t call out injustices in your own country and not your biggest market the NBA caters to! This removal of democracy makes problems at home in the US seem a lot more manageable you agree?

They’ve been protesting for 14 months now. Aren’t they tired yet or are they getting paid by George Soros

HK has fallen.

Mainland rule in HK no worse than mad dog Trump & his GOP rule in DC! If you are a serious analyst? U.S Media extension of Trump's evil empire? Racists, nationalists, Patriots in U.S mainstream media? Disgusting?

I guess America doesn't care.

Just possessing (not displaying or what) a flag already violates the draconian national security law. This law basically gives the Hong Kong government and police unlimited rights and discretion to arrest anyone they dislike. No more freedom in Hong Kong. StandWithHongKong

Perfectly shows how CCP has taken over Hong Kong with mere brute force and has meddles so much with the city's freedoms and democracy. But however, if we burn, they burn with us. StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom

Now arrested protesters will be disappeared soon from Hong Kong!!! Chairman Mao killed 45 million people to rebuilt China!!! So Hong Kong's half foreign population are peanut to sweep!!!

The Law must be obeyed 👍

I have to do with the word hurt and how it mistakenly but not sounds like the word heard: to make feel pain they know how this way to be afraid is to be aware to otherwise is to ignore reality

Bastards

When you’re an authoritarian regime bent on suppressing people who just want freedom, it makes sense to be worried about “national security”.

Meanwhile, Antifa and DSA are fighting for Communism in the US. HongKong

So a gold medal, right?

Ban all Chinese citizens that do not have a Taiwan passport

Fuck China BoycottChina China ChinaMustPay ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied

well another puppet has emerged

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