Like most economies, Hong Kong should have a national security law — even if Beijing is the one imposing it on the city, a think tank said on Tuesday.
In fact, most economies have national security laws in place and Hong Kong was supposed to draft and enact one under the territory's mini constitution, the Basic Law, he noted.to institute a national security law in Hong Kong, bypassing the city's legislature. That raised concerns about China's increasing grip on the territory, which is governed under the "one country, two systems" principle.
"But we need a security law. It's regrettable that Beijing has had to step in to do it. Now, we have to look at the content and the way in which they plan to implement to make sure that the 'one country, two systems' and the autonomies that we have are properly protected," he said.that would have allowed people to be brought to mainland China for trial. Since then, Hong Kong has witnessed prolonged demonstrations and anti-government protests.
But the Hong Kong community has been anxious about how the former British colony's path would be charted after its sovereignty was handed over to China. "A lot of the confidence that existed in Hong Kong through the transition in 1997 rested on an assumption that over the 50 years, China would become to look more like Hong Kong than vice versa," he said.
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