300 arrested as China's new "security" law hits Hong Kong
China's controversial new national security law — tailor-made to bring Hong Kong's massive pro-democracy movement to heel — came into full effect overnight, and by Wednesday evening police had arrested more than 300 protesters. Nine people were arrested specifically for violating the new legislation, which was imposed directly by Beijing and the Communist Party on the semi-autonomous region.
Some of the nine were arrested for possessing items calling for the independence of Hong Kong, in contravention of the new "national security" law, which criminalizes attempts to split Hong Kong from China, overthrow the city's government, commit acts of terror or collude with foreign powers.
Critics say the law is worded so broadly that it will allow Beijing to use it to quash freedoms of speech and assembly, political dissent and the independent judiciary — all of which have been protected or allowed in Hong Kong for decades, unlike in mainland China.
Law professors note that the legislation does not stop at Hong Kong's border, but applies to every person on the planet — even if they are not Hong Kong citizens. One expert said anyone deemed to have violated the law could be subject to arrest if they set foot in the southern Chinese region.
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We should take as many Hong Kongers as possible.
Fuck China. Hong Kong independence NOW!
There...Come get me. Fuck you, China and your stupid law.
