Zhang Xiaoming, says that for the majority of the citizens, the legislation will give them more protection. Zhang Xiaoming, the deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, said today that the national security law will actually give the people of Hong Kong more freedom, rather than curtailing it as some fear, RTHK reports. Zhang, who is one of the deputy directors of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), said the law will only “give more room to One Country, Two Systems”. Zhang said it appears that the current unrest in the SAR will last for a long time and will threaten national security. He also rebuffed suggestions that the national security law will allow mainland officials to bring anyone in Hong Kong across the border to face trial on the mainland.

Source: The Standard June 08, 2020 09:22 UTC