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| Pretty gross: police march in front of NSL sign, July 1: “Handover Day” |
From old mate Frank Ching:
Hong Kong’s national security law represents different things to different people and, nearly two months after it came into effect, the law remains highly controversial.
Much of the controversy is over the purpose of the law, with some saying it was needed to end the street violence that characterised the second half of 2019 and early 2020 before the arrival of the coronavirus while others deplore the increase in mainland control and the loss of autonomy.
While Western critics – including officials, legislators and non-governmental organisations – stressed that Beijing should not legislate for Hong Kong and feared the impact on human rights, China responded that this was an internal affair and, besides, it had the support of the Hong Kong people. [More…]
