Hong Kong businesses back new security law despite fears

Energy Daily Friday, 3 July 2020 ()
Hong Kong businesses back new security law despite fearsHong Kong (AFP) July 2, 2020

China's new security law has sent fear coursing through many Hong Kong residents, but the city's commercial community has largely embraced it as a way to get back to doing business. The controversial legislation has granted mainland Chinese authorities unprecedented control as they seek to end the pro-democracy protests that plunged Hong Kong into turmoil last year. Despite warnings from
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News video: Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong amid protests over new security law

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Critics say the new law ends freedoms that were guaranteed for half a century when British rule ended in 1997.View on euronews