Hong Kong Leader Reassures Investors Rattled By China Law
May 26, 2020
4:40 pm
China’s plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong will not erode freedoms, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as she tried to reassure international businesses and foreign governments alarmed by the proposal.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the controversial law would “only target a handful of lawbreakers” but she would not be drawn on what actions and opinions would be deemed illegal once the legislation is passed.
Her comments came as the commander of China’s military garrison in Hong Kong warned the law would “punish any acts of separatism”.
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