[In response to Australia's new policies on #HK]
1. When #China is imposing the new sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw on the city, Australia’s new visa policy serves as a vital safe haven for freedom-loving #HongKongers amid political persecution under China’s new Orwellian law.
1. When #China is imposing the new sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw on the city, Australia’s new visa policy serves as a vital safe haven for freedom-loving #HongKongers amid political persecution under China’s new Orwellian law.
2. It is also reasonably understandable for the Australian gov to incentivise businesses back to Australia since the new #NSL poses a worrying threat to freedoms and safety of ex-pats, investors & travellers in HK, especially when the law covers foreign individuals, NGOs & media.
3. Under the vaguely defined terms, individuals, once identified by Beijing as wrongdoers, may face indefinite detentions, secret trials, covert surveillance, communication interception, warrantless raids of premises, asset freezes, or even extradition to China’s courts.
4. If China insists on delinking this international financial city from the world, it is foreseeable that more countries will have a rethink on the city's human rights protections and safety.
5. But the law is just the first step as Chinese officers like Deng Zhonghua had already announced that #China will introduce more laws in future. As our voices may not be heard soon, we hope the world can continue to speak up for us & reassess the city’s human rights conditions.
