Hong Kong: slyly tweaks language of national security law, puts media at greater risk


Source: thedaychronicle.com thedaychronicle.com

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Months after China imposed the draconian national security law on Hong Kong, the administration of the semi autonomous region has quietly hardened the language of the terms of violations that were already vague. Reports suggest that Hong Kong authorities, who were initially using the phrase “actions that “endanger national security”, have quietly started using the term “contrary to the interests of national security”. The city’s administration is now even planning to introduce new laws under Hong Kong’s Basic Law that will pave way for easily cracking down on dissenting voices. The proposals include ‘Fake news’ legislation, anti doxxing law, and...