"This is the end of Hong Kong and it’s like the end of our homeland," said Tanya Chan, a legislator in the territory.
HONG KONG — Pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong on Friday hit back after Beijing introduced a new national security law that could limit protests and dramatically reduce the territory's autonomy.
The territory was handed to China after British colonial rule ended in 1997 and has been governed by a unique model aimed at guaranteeing freedoms not granted on the mainland. Lam said violence and disturbances had escalated in the last year"seriously jeopardizing public safety," and added that investors would also be pleased by a stabilized environment.
Wong said the proposed law would"kill future democratic movements" if passed, and feared it could lead to a new Beijing-led national security agency on the ground enforcing the law in the territory.Hong Kong is a flashpoint for U.S.-China relations. "Any effort to impose national security legislation that does not reflect the will of the people of Hong Kong would be highly destabilizing," Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy Beijing, Frank J Whitaker, also told NBC News.
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