Posted 3/25/2024, 5:38:00 AM
Hong Kong Passes Controversial National Security Law After Contentious Process
- Hong Kong passed Article 23 national security law in March 2024 after rushed consultation process
- Covers 5 crimes treason, insurrection, theft of secrets, sabotage, external interference
- Harsher penalties, greater focus on foreign involvement
- Unanimously passed by Hong Kong's legislature which now lacks opposition
- Criticized by rights groups as ushering in authoritarianism, making Hong Kong difficult for foreign businesses