Beijing’s National Security Law for Hong Kong Is Quickly Felt
Beijing has moved quickly to impose controversial new national security legislation on Hong Kong that severely curtails the territory’s previous freedoms and could mean life in prison for violators — local and foreign alike.Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam called the law “a crucial step to ending chaos and violence that has occurred over the past few months,” saying criticism amounted to “vicious attacks.” Within hours of the law coming into effect late Tuesday night, its presence was quickly felt.