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Hong Kong national security law: Jimmy Lai arrest, sanctions war and extradition reprisals mark the legislation’s second month in force
- Beijing-decreed legislation continues to dominate the agenda since its introduction on June 30
- High-profile arrests, suspension of extradition deals involving Hong Kong and responses by social and traditional media feature heavily
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Hong Kong has lived under the new national security law for two months now. The reverberations from the Beijing-imposed legislation, which took effect on June 30, continue to be felt.
According to both local and central governments, the law, which gives authorities powers against acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, would target only a criminal minority. However, its effects have been wide-ranging, from finance to media.
Here is a look at its impact in the second month since its enactment:
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1. Suspension of extradition treaties from more countries
A month after Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Britain – from the Five Eyes alliance – and Germany suspended their fugitive extradition agreements with Hong Kong, France made the same announcement in early August.
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Two weeks later, on August 19, the United States, the other nation of the Five Eyes alliance, also put on hold its system for extraditing fugitives to the city, while suspending two other bilateral agreements, covering the transfer of sentenced offenders and reciprocal tax exemptions for the shipping industry.
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US suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over city’s national security law
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