UK says China’s security law is serious violation of Hong Kong treaty


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UK says China's security law is serious violation of Hong Kong treaty Reuters Jul 1st 2020 2:59PM The United Kingdom said China's imposition of a security law on Hong Kong was a "clear and serious" violation of the 1984 Joint Declaration and that London would offer around 3 million residents of the former colony a path to British citizenship. Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced by China that they say is aimed at snuffing out dissent. "The enactment and...