Hong Kong new security law sends jitters through city’s feisty press
One provision of the national security law orders authorities to “strengthen the management” of foreign news organisations.
One provision of the national security law orders authorities to “strengthen the management” of foreign news organisations.
Officials insisted there had been wide consultation with members of Hong Kong society and hit back at criticism it was undermining Hong Kong's autonomy.
China will have jurisdiction over "serious" cases and its security agencies will also be able to operate publicly in the city for the first time, unbound by local laws as they carry out their duties.
The law is expected to come into effect on July 1, the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover to China from British rule
China is moving forward on a security law that would enforce punishment over subversion and other perceived offenses in Hong Kong, which saw massive and occasionally destructive pro-democracy protests last year.
Two former pro-democracy politicians, Yeung Sum and Lee Cheuk-yan were also arrested on Friday morning, according to state news outlet RTHK.
On Wednesday, an investigation was launched but no arrests have been made so far.
Some 40 grams of low explosives were inside the bomb, but it remains unclear what the substance was.
The Liaison Office, whose director is the highest-ranking Chinese political official in Hong Kong, was targeted in July by protesters throwing eggs and graffitiing the building.
Demonstrators came out en masse on Wednesday for the march organizers had to eventually cancel following police orders, that later led to clashes between officers and the more radical protesters.
