Wang Zhenmin said Hong Kong “will be over” if it fails to pass national security legislation. Photo: Jonathan Wong
China still counting on Hong Kong to enact its own national security law ‘or the city will face unbearable cost’, says Beijing adviser
- ‘Costs for Hong Kong will be unbearable’ if it does not act, Wang Zhenmin says
- Fears that Beijing could impose the legislation itself after last week’s meeting of Communist Party elite made national security a priority
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Hong Kong protests
Wang Zhenmin said Hong Kong “will be over” if it fails to pass national security legislation. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Chief Executive Carrie Lam (left) is received by Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng in Beijing. Photo: ISD
No country would tolerate ‘violent and destructive acts’ of Hong Kong’s protesters, Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng says
- Top official makes comment in meeting with city’s leader Carrie Lam and says radical separatists have crossed bottom line
- Lam given state leader’s backing as he includes judiciary among those who must take responsibility for ending civil unrest
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Hong Kong protests
Chief Executive Carrie Lam (left) is received by Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng in Beijing. Photo: ISD