Critics describe the new legislation as China’s most brazen move on the finance hub
Government supporters wave Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flags at Tamar Park to celebrate the passage of a national security law in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday June 30 2020. Picture: BLOOMBERG/LAM YIKChina passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear will smother the finance hub’s freedoms and hollow out its autonomy.
The law bypassed Hong Kong’s fractious legislature and the wording was kept secret from the city’s 7.5-million inhabitants. The opacity continued even after the law was passed, with silence from Beijing. Instead the news filtered out via pro-Beijing politicians and local media outlets in Hong Kong. Critics have long accused Beijing of chipping away at that status, but they describe the security law as the most brazen move yet.
“It’s a fundamental change that dramatically undermines both the local and international community’s confidence towards Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” model and its status as a robust financial centre,” Hong Kong political analyst Dixon Sing said.
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