Hong Kong police unleash crackdown as new security law takes effect
Critics say China’s new law will end the freedoms that are key to Hong Kong’s success as a financial centre
01 July 2020 - 18:13
Hong Kong — Hong Kong police fired water cannon and teargas and arrested more than 300 people on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced by China to snuff out dissent.
Beijing unveiled the details of the much-anticipated law late on Tuesday after weeks of uncertainty, pushing China’s freest city and one of the world’s most glittering financial hubs on to a more authoritarian path...
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