Letter | China must look beyond censorship and economic power to win hearts and minds
Readers discuss how the country can win over people, what normal looks like in Hong Kong, and Article 23 legislation.
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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.