Hong Kong's leader says to create new national security law in 2024
The Hindu
Hong Kong leader John Lee said the city will create its own national security law in 2024, while unveiling measures to revive its economy and address population growth. He also warned of "external forces" meddling in the city's affairs and said "patriotic education" would be rolled out.
Hong Kong leader John Lee said on October 25 the semi-autonomous city would create its own national security law in 2024, four years after Beijing imposed sweeping legislation aimed at silencing dissent.
In a three-hour-plus policy address, the Beijing-anointed leader unveiled measures aimed at revitalising Hong Kong's COVID-ravaged economy and flagging population growth, while asserting the need to protect the Chinese city from "external forces".
"Some countries are undermining China and the implementation of 'one country, two systems' in Hong Kong for their own benefits," he said, referring to the governance model agreed by Britain and China under which the city would keep some autonomy and freedoms following the 1997 handover.
"External forces continue to meddle in Hong Kong affairs," he said.
"We must guard against those seeking to provoke conflict... and remain alert to acts of 'soft resistance' in different forms," Mr. Lee said, using a phrase that China and Hong Kong officials have started deploying in speeches to denote anti-government actions.
Massive pro-democracy protests rocked the city in 2019, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the streets to call for greater freedoms and more autonomy from mainland China.
In response, Beijing imposed a national security law with sentences ranging up to life in prison. As of the end of September, 280 people have been arrested and 30 convicted under the security law.
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