Michael Tien on Conflict Zone There has been a tightening of freedom to express views, particularly when it comes to Hong Kong gaining some kind of a greater control over its own destiny, a pro-Beijing lawmaker for the special administrative region has said. If anybody comes up with any kind of claim that goes against the Basic Law, yes, the freedom to express such views is much less today than before because of the national security bill, Hong Konger politician Michael Tien told DW s Conflict Zone.
Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam: Activists methods akin to treason
Worries over creeping authoritarianism have only grown since Beijing imposed its vague national security law in June 2020 after months of mass protest. Prominent young activists including Wong, Chow and Lam have since been jailed and others have fled abroad to avoid being targeted under the new law.