The UK, EU and Nato have expressed concern and anger after China passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong. President Xi Jinping signed the law and it will be placed in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: UK urges China to ‘step back from the brink’ over security law
Its last British governor, Lord Patten, said the move the breached agreements made with the UK before Hong Kong was handed over in 1997. Those agreements guaranteed certain rights for 50 years. "The ... ( read original story ...)
China’s security law sends chill through Hong Kong, 23 years after handover
Pro-democracy parties disbanded and people deleted social media accounts en masse as Beijing passed measures intended to eliminate political opposition. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says national security law won’t undermine autonomy
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told the main U.N. human rights forum on Tuesday that China's national security legislation for Hong Kong would fill a "gaping hole" and would not undermine its autonomy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists shut down protest groups after China passes security law
Campaigners fear ‘disturbing’ legislation aimed at quashing protests will target them ... ( read original story ...)
China passes national security law in turning point for Hong Kong
China's parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony's way of life since it returned to Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
China Enacts Security Law, Asserting Control Over Hong Kong
Despite fierce international criticism and opposition in Hong Kong, Beijing's rubber-stamp legislature passed a law allowing the mainland to impose security measures in the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Taiwan dismayed by China’s new security law for Hong Kong
Japan expressed concern and Taiwan voiced disappointment on Tuesday after China passed a national security law for Hong Kong that could bring about the starkest changes in the former British colony's ... ( read original story ...)
China Passes Security Law Giving It Sweeping Powers Over Hong Kong
The law, approved in Beijing with speed and secrecy, will tighten the Communist Party’s grip on Hong Kong after last year’s protests. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: Minutes after new law, pro-democracy voices quit
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong began to quit, fearful of the new law, and the punishment it allows. Here is some of the reaction from them, other governments, and campaign groups. ( read original story ...)
China Passes Hong Kong Security Law Aimed at Crushing Protests
China’s legislature approved a sweeping new law aimed at quashing threats to national security in Hong Kong, rejecting Western criticism that Beijing’s efforts will curb people’s freedoms in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation
Hong Kong was handed back to China from British control in 1997, but under a special agreement that guaranteed certain rights for 50 years. So the law has drawn harsh internationa ... ( read original story ...)
China passes controversial Hong Kong national security law
China's top legislative body passed a controversial national security law on Tuesday that critics say will threaten the autonomy of Hong Kong and the freedoms of its citizens. ( read original story ...)
China passes controversial Hong Kong national security law – reports
Critics say the measure, which criminalises secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, erodes Hong Kong’s autonomy ... ( read original story ...)