To bargain, you need leverage.
The HK govt got plenty of leverage.
The so-called rebels do not have much.
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The HK govt got plenty of leverage.
The so-called rebels do not have much.
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Ya like how sri lanka trusted the chinese and lost their port in the end.
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Told you already...if you not comfortable with their rules don't go.
Just like I won't like USA or china keep interfering with my country's law... I don't see why we need to interfere with theirs
I am perfectly comfortable with our internal security act in Singapore that allows government to detain threats to my country without trial.
I feel its more like Winnie wanted to secure his legacy and power through achievements like e.g. under his term fully take back Hong Kong (even though eventually will return after 50 years) and Taiwan.
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simply put whatever winnie deems right
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https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/09/hong-kong-security-bill-life-imprisonment-treason/
“The vague definitions will have a chilling effect and lead to even more self-censorship in the media and the civil society,” Poon said.
The British consulate in Hong Kong said it is monitoring the bill closely and urged the city’s authorities to allow time for “proper legislative scrutiny.” A spokesperson for the US consulate said the country will examine the final law to “understand implications for US citizens, investments, and companies operating in Hong Kong.”
Worry for HK people
“The vague definitions will have a chilling effect and lead to even more self-censorship in the media and the civil society,” Poon said.
The British consulate in Hong Kong said it is monitoring the bill closely and urged the city’s authorities to allow time for “proper legislative scrutiny.” A spokesperson for the US consulate said the country will examine the final law to “understand implications for US citizens, investments, and companies operating in Hong Kong.”
Worry for HK people
Hong kong is already destroyed by CCP regime tiongland. So much for the so called 50 years of autonomy promise LMAO!
That's why tiongland word's can never be trusted and hence why Taiwan prefer to keep their independence than believe anything CCP regime has to say.
That's why tiongland word's can never be trusted and hence why Taiwan prefer to keep their independence than believe anything CCP regime has to say.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr57nvrjrlno
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Jimmy Lai is seen here in a 2020 photo taken months before he went to jail
The daughter of Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy tycoon jailed in Hong Kong, has expressed concerns about her father's deteriorating health in prison, saying that his fingernails "sometimes fall off" and his teeth are rotting.
Lai, 78, has been detained since December 2020 and faces life in prison. Earlier this month he was convicted of colluding with foreign forces under the city's controversial national security law (NSL).
Lai, a UK citizen, is the most prominent person to be charged under the NSL, introduced in 2020 in response to massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Beijing defends the law as necessary to maintain stability in Hong Kong, but critics say it has effectively outlawed dissent.
Lai was accused of lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and China. He was also found guilty under a separate colonial-era law of publishing seditious material in his now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper.
After Lai's conviction earlier this month, the UK condemned it as "politically motivated persecution", saying that he had been "targeted... for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression".
"The UK has repeatedly called for the National Security Law to be repealed and for an end to the prosecution of all individuals charged under it," the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said.
Don't play play in HK, UK citizen also don't give face
Jailed HK tycoon's 'teeth rotting and fingernails falling off', daughter tells BBC
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Jimmy Lai is seen here in a 2020 photo taken months before he went to jail
The daughter of Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy tycoon jailed in Hong Kong, has expressed concerns about her father's deteriorating health in prison, saying that his fingernails "sometimes fall off" and his teeth are rotting.
Lai, 78, has been detained since December 2020 and faces life in prison. Earlier this month he was convicted of colluding with foreign forces under the city's controversial national security law (NSL).
Lai, a UK citizen, is the most prominent person to be charged under the NSL, introduced in 2020 in response to massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Beijing defends the law as necessary to maintain stability in Hong Kong, but critics say it has effectively outlawed dissent.
Lai was accused of lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and China. He was also found guilty under a separate colonial-era law of publishing seditious material in his now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper.
After Lai's conviction earlier this month, the UK condemned it as "politically motivated persecution", saying that he had been "targeted... for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression".
"The UK has repeatedly called for the National Security Law to be repealed and for an end to the prosecution of all individuals charged under it," the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said.
Don't play play in HK, UK citizen also don't give face
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