'At issue is whether Hong Kong is governed by its own laws, under the semi-autonomous status that has made it an enclave of relative democracy and liberalism ... or under China's,' Joy Park writes for CNNOpinion
Joy Park is the legal counsel for Asia at the Human Rights Foundation and leads HRF's Hong Kong Desk project. As a member of HRF's Center for Law and Democracy, Joy's research focuses on legal issues related to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in Asia. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN.
For years, even as China has applied increasing pressure on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, the framework of"One Country, Two Systems"—the dividing line that keeps Hong Kong relatively autonomous from the authoritarian mainland—has been respected by the Chinese Communist Party in theory. The illusion of autonomy has now officially been shattered.Shock waves reverberated around the world as a representative of China's National People's Congress, the largest gathering of the Chinese Communist Party each year, announced that delegates at Friday's session would consider a move to enact controversial national-security legislation in Hong Kong.
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