China has passed the controversial new national safety law for Hong Kong in what critics believe might be the start of a wave of ‘mainland’ political repression. The National Standing Committee, China’s prime lawmaking physique, accredited the laws. The passing of the new law has been reported on Now TV, RTHK and the South China Morning Post.
Chinese officers preserve that the law bans “subversion, secession, terrorism and colluding with overseas forces” and is needed to return stability to Hong Kong following 12 months of pro-democracy protests that shut down suburbs, the airport and universities.
But critics say it will signal the tip of Hong Kong’s unique “political freedoms” and reduce the Special Administrative Region’s autonomy citing related laws used to subdue dissent in mainland China. Beijing bypassed Hong Kong’s native legislature to pass the model new law. It has been signed off just 6 weeks after being introduced. At Billion are yet to evaluate the contents of the model new regulation. Hong Kong has a population of round 7.four million.
Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam, criticised for being a pro-Beijing ‘puppet’, has made no official comment whether the new regulation had been passed or not.
“I think at this moment, it isn’t applicable for me to touch upon any questions related to the nationwide security law.”