Opinion

Why expats in Hong Kong are wrong to defend the new national security law

By Paul Letters
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:44am, first published August 21 2020 - 4:30am
Police charge through a barricade erected by anti-government protesters in Hong Kong's Central district in January. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Police charge through a barricade erected by anti-government protesters in Hong Kong's Central district in January. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Notwithstanding the apparent persecution of Jimmy Lai and his pro-democracy newspaper, Hong Kong's new security law is a force for good - or at least, so say many within the territory's expat community.

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