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Washington-funded Radio Free Asia claims that national security law would target media dismissed by Secretary for Security Chris Tang.
Top government adviser Regina Ip says foreign countries wrongly think ‘one country, two systems’ governing principle will disappear once home-grown national security legislation is enacted.
Leung says the draft legislation for Article 23 comparable with countries such as Singapore, which recently acted against a Hong Kong-born citizen under a law to counter foreign interference.
History will show that Hong Kong was slow to fulfil its duty and pass Article 23 national security legislation, so it’s important that we cover all aspects in the new law. This will require careful work and thorough scrutiny, but such important legislation demands we take time to get it right.
John Lee says Hong Kong is packed with opportunities, as mainland China’s economy is ‘expected to improve steadily’.