Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments
Al JazeeraMAR 2024
Hong Kong Fast-Tracks Tough New National Security Law
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The Spin
Anti-China narrative
Hong Kong authorities, under pressure from the Chinese Communist Party, have pushed this new security law at an unprecedented pace — and with little regard to public submissions — to further crack down on dissent in the once autonomous and democratic financial center. Yet again, Beijing's puppet regime is threatening freedoms and rights in Hong Kong.
Pro-China narrative
After a long wait that included taking into consideration public submissions to the bill, Hong Kong authorities have finally tabled this much-needed legislation. Despite Western sources claiming the opposite, the fact is that these Article 23 laws meet all applicable international conventions and standards as well as human rights protections and procedural safeguards.