Hong Kong has ‘bright future’ after new security legislation, Beijing’s top official on city’s affairs says
Hong Kong has a “bright future” after the enactment of a new national security law, Beijing’s top man on the city’s affairs has said, as he hit back at criticism of the law. Xia Baolong, the director of Beijing’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO), on Monday hailed the recent legislation of the new security law as a “historical mission,” as he addressed city officials at the opening ceremony of Hong Kong’s National Security Education Day. Separate to the 2020 Beijing-imposed security law, the homegrown Safeguarding National Security Ordinance targets treason, insurrection, sabotage, ex...