Many say they don’t feel threatened by the national security law, as long as they don’t rock the boat. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law has stifled dissent in the city but on Saturday the government turned to a giant board game in an attempt to promote it to the public.
Ms Mandy Chan, whose daughter was performing in carnival events around the board game, said her child learns about the topic at school. Opposition groups are now effectively barred from the legislature, the streets cleared of political rallies, and dozens of prominent democrats have been jailed for sedition and subversion or are awaiting trial.
“Hong Kong seems peaceful now but in fact some undercurrents are still simmering, and the root of the unrest has not been eliminated,” said Mr Xia Baolong in his keynote speech.Children in the audience screamed their response: “Yes!”
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