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Readers discuss how the country can win over people, what normal looks like in Hong Kong, and Article 23 legislation.

‘I’m worried that the proposed Article 23 legislation, with its vague references to intent, could be misused,’ US-based scholar says.

Anyone arrested for state secrets offences should be entitled to public interest defence but threshold ‘cannot be low’, association chairman Victor Dawes says.

Rights lawyer calls suggestions on extending detention and barring arrestees from contacting legal representatives ‘very concerning’.

Colonial-era offences once said to be ‘rather wide’ and a potential violation of a civil rights convention from 21 years ago are to stay on the books.

Government advisers disagree over need for press to have public interest defence in cases related to state secrets.

Rebooted after mass protests 20 years ago, the draft is aimed at undercurrents of dissent, foreign interference.

Executive Council member Ronny Tong urges clearer definition of ‘state secrets’ outlined in consultation on new domestic security law.

Hong Kong's government has declared a public consultation period for a proposed national security law known as Article 23. Chief Executive John Lee cited the constitutional duty to enhance legal mechanisms and said that there is the presence of "foreign agents and Hong Kong independence advocates" within the society, without providing any evidence for the same.

Artists who have uprooted themselves are searching for new opportunities and a new diasporic identity in their new home.