Britain has said it will offer passports and a path to citizenship to as many as 3 million Hong Kong residents. Beijing has repeatedly denounced the moves as rank interference in its internal affairs. Critics say the law could severely limit free speech and opposition political activity. Legal experts say Beijing’s justifications for the law are debatable. The Hong Kong Bar Association on Friday called on the city's government to reveal details of the bill and warned that the law's enforcement in Hong Kong risked setting up a system of conflicting parallel legal standards dominated by Beijing.

Source: International New York Times June 20, 2020 09:11 UTC