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.
He gave Kong a 12-month conditional discharge, meaning she will not be jailed unless a further offence is committed within that period.
The Polytechnic University said that it has decided to halt its search after a sweep of the trash-littered campus for a second straight day failed to find anyone left behind.
The campus has become one of the iconic sites of the pro-democracy demonstrations being carried out by thousands of people in the city for months and was turned into a battleground.
The US move came almost simultaneously along with a key development in the estuary state where police and firemen entered a university which had been under police siege for more than 10 days.
The other two principles are maintaining the rule of law and keeping Hong Kong's institutional strengths, she said,
