The promulgation and implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) marks a major turning point from unrest to peace and order, and a farewell to the history of “unguarded” national security in Hong Kong. Yet for the vast majority of Hong Kong residents, including foreigners in Hong Kong, the law is a guardian for their rights, freedoms and peaceful life. Without national security, there will be neither lasting peace and stability for China nor long-term prosperity and stability for Hong Kong. Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong. What they care about is not the freedoms of Hong Kong people, but the “freedoms” of trampling on China’s national security.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2020 18:45 UTC