Best to get in with promoting HK as International Financial Centre and less of defending Article 23 against alleged "foreign smears". That only keeps the Law in the news, the "Streisand effect".
Interesting that many other comments are critical.
It's odd that the government keeps on hammering away at overseas critics of Article 23 when they've said they want us and the world to focus on the economy. Same as recent hullabaloo over use of wrong anthem at international sporting events. Let it go! Remember Barbra!