The logo of Judiciary of Hong Kong is seen outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, after a motorcyclist accused of riding into a group of policemen during the protest, while carrying a flag calling for the liberation of Hong Kong, has been charged under the newly passed national security law, in Hong Kong, China July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuA man carrying a “Liberate Hong Kong” sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory’s Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under new security law. The rallying cry appears on placards, T-shirts, and post-it notes stuck to walls around Hong Kong. Authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong say the law aims at a few “troublemakers” and not wider rights that underpin the city’s role as a gateway for capital flows in and out of China. The European Union (EU) has put Hong Kong high on its agenda while the United Nations’ rights office expressed alarm over arrests.

Source: Standard Digital July 03, 2020 19:41 UTC