Commercial buildings sit in Admiralty district in Hong Kong, on July 15. Claims that Hong Kong has lost its freedoms are daily contradicted by continuing protests, feisty press freedom, and a robust community of independent and cantankerous lawyers and judges. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
Outside In
Amid the rush to condemn the national security law, let’s count the freedoms Hong Kong still has
- The evidence that Hong Kong’s freedoms have been suppressed is poor. An honest position should be to acknowledge that a security law is needed, and emphasise that Hong Kong’s future depends on Beijing’s respect for its high degree of autonomy
Commercial buildings sit in Admiralty district in Hong Kong, on July 15. Claims that Hong Kong has lost its freedoms are daily contradicted by continuing protests, feisty press freedom, and a robust community of independent and cantankerous lawyers and judges. Photo: EPA-EFE