Hong Kong rights activist Nathan Law says he has left the city after testifying online in a U.S. congressional hearing on a draconian national security law.
Hong Kongers are preparing for a new reality as China moves to impose new national security powers over Hong Kong that are seen by many as a “death knell” for the former British colony’s freedoms.Critics including Law say the legislation effectively ends the “one country, two systems” framework under which the city was promised a high degree of autonomy when it reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
“That is blatantly eradicating ‘one country, two systems.’ It’s blatantly putting the last nail in the coffin,” Law said., and to present a united front to “combat or contain the authoritarian expansion of China.” Under the security legislation, the maximum punishment for serious offenses is life imprisonment, and suspects in certain cases may be sent to the mainland for trial if Beijing deems it has jurisdiction.Get breaking news, investigations, analysis and more signature journalism from the Los Angeles Times in your inbox.A 24-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly stabbing a police officer during the protests Wednesday has been charged with wounding with intent, police said Friday.
Separately, police charged a 23-year-old man with incitement to secession and terrorist activities on Friday, making him the first person to be prosecuted under the new law. Tong Ying-kit is accused of crashing a motorcycle into a group of police during Wednesday’s protests while possessing a flag with the newly banned slogan.
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