A pedestrian in Hong Kong walks past a government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law that China intends to impose on the territory. (Bloomberg Photo)BEIJING: China has confirmed that a proposed national security law would allow Beijing to override Hong Kong’s independent legal system and collect intelligence in the territory. The draft bill also calls for Hong Kong to establish a new committee to protect national security, which would be supervised and accountable to Beijing. The Hong Kong chief executive, a Beijing appointee, will oversee the committee, as well as appoint judges to handle criminal cases brought under the law. “No doubt, this law has immediately turned Hong Kong into a mainland city,” he said.

Source: Bangkok Post June 20, 2020 14:03 UTC