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Jeffie Lam
Jeffie Lam
Hong Kong
@jeffielam
News Editor, Hong Kong  
Jeffie leads the Hong Kong politics team at the Post. She joined the paper in 2013 after beginning her career as a political reporter in 2009. She is the co-editor of Rebel City: Hong Kong’s Year of Water and Fire published by the Post and World Scientific, which documented the city’s anti-government protests in 2019. She has previously been a recipient of the Human Rights Press Awards, the Hong Kong News Awards and the Chinese University Journalism Award.

Safeguarding National Security Ordinance has prompted concerns from some foreign investors over its possible implications, even as officials stress its stabilising impact.

The background of Sheikh Ali Rashed Ali Saeed Al Maktoum has come under the spotlight, and one of his close aides has a mixed track record as an entrepreneur.

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Lawyers and consultants say the bulk of needed changes by international business sector were made after the 2020 Beijing-imposed national security law took effect.

Canberra also tells Australians in an updated travel advisory that the city has ‘strict laws’ on national security that can be ‘interpreted broadly’.

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One of the most notable clauses empowers chief executive in council to make subsidiary legislation ‘for the needs of’ safeguarding national security.

Legislative Council calls two special meetings in coming days, potentially paving way for government to unveil draft of home-grown security law required under Article 23.

Xia Baolong, director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also joined city leader John Lee for dim sum breakfast to discuss municipal-level administration.

Veteran China watchers also say former diplomat’s move to Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office may be used to cultivate ties with Middle East, Central Asian countries.

City leader John Lee also says authorities had ‘very good exchanges of opinions’ with Beijing’s top man for Hong Kong affairs, who is visiting as part of fact-finding mission.

Having paid a high price for their property, some homeowners have every incentive to build unauthorised additions for their houses knowing enforcement can be lax.

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Unauthorised expansions to luxury homes across the city have triggered concerns over safety risks, unfairness and lax enforcement.

Lax enforcement, anaemic fines and tremendous financial rewards for rule-breakers have allowed the problem to fester, but experts say there is much the government can do.

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Nearly 90 per cent of houses at Flamingo Garden on Kowloon Peak, Villa Rosa in Tai Tam and Seaview Villas in Tai Po have suspected unauthorised additions.

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