Hong Kong Unveils Details of Planned Security Law for First Time

Hong Kong’s leader unveiled a broad plan to pass its own security law, which will include a China-like definition of state secrets and stepped-up efforts to ward against foreign interference. Chief Executive John Lee announced a one-month consultation period for the city’s proposals on its security legislation at a press briefing Tuesday. The law will cover offenses including treason, sedition, and digital acts to endanger national security and will co-exist alongside the Beijing-imposed measure that’s been used to crush dissent. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/hong-kong-s-leader-to-announce-consultation-on-new-security-law?sref=omvmmwIg -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://trib.al/KM4k5RA Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: https://trib.al/dJv9Uw8 Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktakeNow