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Hong Kongs leader announced on Tuesday the city would urgently create a new security law to crush pro-independence threats, nearly four years after authorities extinguished a huge democracy movement.

The Article 23 legislation, which complements the Hong Kong national security law, has added another cornerstone to Hong Kongs economic development and social stability. A stable political and economic environment, along with increasingly consolidated rule of law, will serve as the foundation and guarantee for Hong Kongs prosperous development and continuous openness, and will also attract more global investors.

To proceed to a vote in the Knesset plenum, at least three-quarters of the committee members must vote in favor of Cassif's impeachment.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Government’s consultation paper focuses on five targeted activities, five new crimes and 14 changes to existing laws, but does not spell out new penalties nor specify scope of extraterritorial application of law.

The controversial budget for 2024 is being debated in parliament this week. The squabbling and delays were just a foretaste of what is to come in 2025 when tax revenue will decline.

Public consultation over a bill scrapped in 2003 following widespread protests will be limited to a single month. Hong Kong’s chief executive wants the bill approved quickly against foreign interference, but a local law (after the one imposed by Beijing in 2020) is likely to be used to further crack down on all forms of dissent.

Hong Kong's new national security legislation is symptomatic of its diminished autonomy and civil freedoms, bringing the region further under Beijing's thumb without addressing the root cause of its unrest.

Zheng Yanxiong, director of the central government’s liaison office, lists three wishes for Hong Kong at Lunar New Year reception.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced the commencement of a four-week consultation period for a new local security law under Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, on Tuesday. This consultation period will allow Hong Kong citizens to voice their opinions on the new law and have them considered by