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#hkpolice just charged at a group of#hongkongers on the pavement and dragged a kid to the ground (~00:30). A middle-aged man said: Being beaten for just walking, insane!#NationalSecurityLegislation#NationalSecurityLaw pic.twitter.com/Mj4we4Etgh https://twitter.com/demosisto/status/1265540283107852288 … -
Despite heavy
#hkpolice deployment,#hongkongers and white-collars staged lunchtime protests to oppose#NationalSecurityLegislation. Credit:@XinqiSu pic.twitter.com/xEx39P4c7M https://twitter.com/demosisto/status/1265489562849206272 … -
A people accustomed to liberty & democracy do not easily surrender it. As tens of thousands protest
#China’s plan to use#NationalSecurityLegislation to crush the autonomy of#HongKong we will#StandWithHongKonghttps://twitter.com/hkfp/status/1264417820852408321 …
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#NationalSecurityLegislation adopted by#China's NPC is a serious violation of what Beijing promised#HongKong before handover. It's also a blow to HK's freedom & basic rights. We join the international community in condemning the move & will keep helping#HongKongers in need. JW -
Beijing vows retaliation after UK announces ‘bespoke’ immigration route for Hongkongers https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/23/beijing-vows-retaliation-after-uk-announces-bespoke-immigration-route-for-hongkongers …
@holongsze#HongKong#China#NationalSecurityLegislation#NationalSecurityLaw#UKpic.twitter.com/KIzKj5Ap1Y
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The decision to impose
#NationalSecurityLegislation on#HongKong by the#NPC shatters#China's solemn promise in 1997 to respect#HK's autonomy & freedoms. Now is the time for democracies to#StandWithHongKong!#Taiwan will be ready to offer necessary humanitarian assistance. JW -
Imposing
#NationalSecurityLegislation on#HongKong will destroy its freedom & rule of law.#Taiwan will#StandWithHongKong & provide necessary assistance to the people. The way forward is freedom & democratic elections, not ending them. -
1/ Despite foreign doubts and
#Hongkongers’ criticism,#NPC just passed#nationalsecuritylegislation. # China unilaterally imposes the law with its legislation entirely under a black box, with no legislative scrutiny and public consultation. pic.twitter.com/Z7dK2iRbeW
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Yes.
#HongKong people will keep fighting. And with the support of the world, they will win. Their fight is our fight because#China is our common enemy.#NationalSecurityLegislation https://twitter.com/emilyrauhala/status/1265999115428732929 … -
Most US chamber of commerce members concerned about Hong Kong security law; over half feel ‘less safe’ – survey https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/14/most-us-chamber-of-commerce-members-concerned-about-hong-kong-security-law-over-half-feel-less-safe-survey …
@creery_j#HongKong#China#NationalSecurityLaw#NationalSecurityLegislation pic.twitter.com/qUhVJ1epOe
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In the meantime, our fellow Koreans marched to the Chinese embassy to
#StandWithHongKong and urge#China to halt#NationalSecurityLegislation. Thanks for standing with#HongKongers in our fight for democracy
#MilkTeaAlliancepic.twitter.com/WhuUjYnN4k
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2/ According to the latest poll, 64% of the city’s population opposes
#China’s blackbox#nationalsecuritylegislation that completely bypasses local legislative scrutiny. However, Beijing chooses to ignore all critics and turns#HK into another Mainland city.Show this thread -
Dark day for Hong Kong. Not even the Chief Executive has seen the
#NationalSecurityLegislation. Hong Kongers are shutting down their social media accounts for fear of being arrested. Feels like an iron curtain has descended on the city. https://twitter.com/niubi/status/1277910528124506112 …
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The
#HKGov reassured the world that the#NationalSecurityLegislation would only affect an "extremely small number of people". Yet the impact of these disqualifications will be to deprive a significant number of Hongkongers political candidates that can represent them. https://twitter.com/amnestyHK/status/1288825826486575104 … -
#NationalSecurityLegislation is the sovereign right of a state & responsibility of the central govt. The#US has the most wide-ranging national security laws in various pretexts, e.g. foreign missions & foreign investment.pic.twitter.com/TdOQowS8o5
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#HongkongPolice say as of 4:30pm, at least 120 people have been arrested in Wan Chai & Causeway Bay, mostly for unlawful assembly#HongKong#HongKongProtests#NationalSecurityLegislation pic.twitter.com/muhW86jw76
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#HKU legal scholar Johannes Chan says it's unthinkable that the#HongKong public won’t able to study the details of#NationalSecurityLegislation before it takes effect, said said the law should define precisely what constitutes an act of subversion or sedition.@rthk_newspic.twitter.com/y4xeYgEMm5 -
Good point! Macau passed its laws on its own as per Basic Law.
#China#HongKong#NationalSecurityLegislation#Macauhttps://twitter.com/Tom_Fowdy/status/1278014465255133184 … -
6/ On Fri’s meeting, I call upon the
#EU foreign ministers to have a firmer stance on the issue & to urge China to halt#nationalsecuritylegislation. I urge the#EU to impose all necessary sanctions if China insists on breaking an UN-filed treaty & finally passes this evil bill.pic.twitter.com/o8ErJi5vw5
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#HK is in no one’s pocket. “Hong Kong looks after its own interests, so does China. We are not offending anybody. We’re just protecting ourselves”, said Maria Tam, Deputy Director of HK’s Basic Law Committee, when interviewed by @thepointwithlx about#NationalSecurityLegislation. pic.twitter.com/vzHj8EPG7f
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