Hong Kong police embrace China's security law plan

Hong Kong (AFP) May 25, 2020

Hong Kong's security chief on Monday welcomed China's plans to impose a national security law on the financial hub, saying it was needed to defeat "terrorism" and calls for independence. Beijing plans to write a new security law for Hong Kong that bans treason, subversion and sedition after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy protests last year. Many Hong Kongers fear the prop