Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong believes he will be a 'prime target' of Beijing's move to impose national security legislation on the ...
FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks to the media in response to the national security legislation in Hong Kong, China June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuHONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong believes he will be a"prime target" of Beijing's move to imposeThe law aims to tackle separatism, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, although it is unclear what activities would constitute such crimes and what the punishment would be.
"I will probably be the prime target of the new law. But what makes me fear is not my potential imprisonment, but the gloomy fact that the new law will be a threat over the city’s future and not just my personal life," Wong told Reuters. "Journalists, human rights groups, NGOs, and expats may fall prey to the new law since all dissenting voices can be charged with inciting subversion, like the situation in China."The draft law has alarmed foreign governments and Hong Kong democracy activists, who are concerned that Beijing is eroding the high degree of autonomy granted to the former British colony when it was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
The top decision-making body of China's parliament has scheduled a meeting for Jun 28 to 30 and the law, which will pave the way for the biggest change to the city's way of life since its handover in 1997, is expected to be enacted then.
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