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South China Morning Post
11 hours ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong turns corner after 5 years of national security law. What's next?
In this first of a two-part series, we look at the workings of the law and how 'soft resistance' signals a next phase, and more importantly, as the focus shifts squarely to the economy. A year after being arrested under Hong Kong's domestic security law, former district councillor and theatre personality Katrina Chan Kim-kam has not been charged but feels society has already punished her. Two theatre companies she worked with dropped her. An academic institution acted on an anonymous complaint and terminated her part-time teaching job, with no room to appeal. Earlier this month, she was told to withdraw from a play she had been rehearsing since April for its November opening. 'The theatre company told me they had to 'play safe' to avoid trouble,' Chan, 38, told the Post. Chan was arrested in May last year and accused of publishing seditious materials related to Beijing's 1989 crackdown on protesters at Tiananmen Square, on a Facebook page about jailed activist Chow Hang-tung. Out on bail, she has to report to police monthly. A licensed social worker, she has not landed any job in the sector. She will have to inform prospective employers of her current situation. She has been operating a stall selling incense and essential oils at a Sham Shui Po shopping centre.
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
‘Soft resistance' is real, still exists in Hong Kong, John Lee warns
'Soft Resistance' still definitely exists in Hong Kong, the chief executive has said, urging residents to remain vigilant as 'many villains' are trying to threaten national security. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Tuesday that criticism of the local government was acceptable only if it did not intend to undermine national security. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui earlier said that authorities would step up scrutiny in granting venues and funds to shows in guarding against soft resistance, fuelling concerns from the arts sector that her warning would affect many innocent works of art and hurt the city's cultural scene. Backing Law's remarks on Tuesday, Lee said soft resistance still 'definitely' existed in Hong Kong despite the national security law being in effect for five years. 'Soft resistance is real and lurks in different places, potentially existing in various fields,' Lee said before a weekly meeting of the city's top decision-making body, the Executive Council. 'Some are operated under different names that might sound righteous, but are actually intended to harm security or carry out destructive soft resistance. It comes in many forms and varieties. We all need to stay vigilant and clear-eyed.'
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong warns of persisting national security threats
HONG KONG — A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs on Saturday warned of persisting threats in the city as a China-imposed national security law approaches its fifth anniversary, while seeking to allay concerns about the law's impact on the financial hub's openness. Speaking at a forum about the law, attended also by the city leader John Lee and other officials. Xia Baolong, the director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, said various forms of soft resistance continue to emerge in new forms and external forces have never ceased their intervention in Hong Kong.
