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Breaking: Maximum sentence of life for Hong Kong security crimes: new law -- @AFP
New law says China has jurisdiction for 'serious' Hong Kong security cases -- @AFP
Breaking: New HK law says China to set up national security agency in territory, officers unbound by local laws while discharging duties -- @AFP
Some HK national security trials to be held behind closed doors without juries if state secrets are involved. Judgements will be public
This is an example of how broadly worded the new national security crimes are.

"Destroying public transport and transport facilities" is classified as "terrorism"
Here's translation of the "colluding with foreign powers" offence
For those interested in or concerned by Beijing's new Hong Kong security law, a very helpful unofficial translation is here

transitjam.com/2020/06/30/nat…
Latest @AFP wrap.

China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong Tuesday, dramatically tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous city in a historic move decried by Western nations as a threat to the financial hub's freedoms.

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Signing off for a few hours. Tomorrow is another long day -- the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China
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Hong Kong democracy protesters are planning to hold multiple flashmob rallies later Friday, defying restrictions on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic as anger towards Beijing rekindles — @AFP

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This is the kind of online flyer doing the rounds. We haven’t found a good explanation for why it’s being called Operation Pegasus (the name of a British rescue operation in WW2).

However a note of caution...
Some of the chatter this morning on the telegram groups is fretting that today’s protests plans are some sort of trap set up by the pro-Beijing camp, so we may not see much turnout.

Protests expected from 2pm. Watch this space.
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Some pics of today’s rally in Hong Kong in solidarity with China’s Uighur Muslim minority.

I left before police moved in and broke up the rally after a small group removed a Chinese flag from a nearby government building.
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Strife-torn Hong Kong is sliding towards becoming a police state, US senator @HawleyMO warned Monday, as the financial hub braces for a rally calling on Washington to punish China over sliding freedoms.

Latest from @AFP

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@HawleyMO @AFP The situation here is urgent." Hawley said. "Hong Kong is in danger of sliding towards a police state and representative government in Hong Kong is at risk and the one country two systems model is at risk."

(Thanks to @rasfan for capturing my serious thinking face 😂)
@HawleyMO @AFP @rasfan Hawley, a Republican senator for Missouri, made a quick two day visit to HK and is a so-sponsor of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.

Last night he was in Mongkok, which saw some pretty messy scenes.

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