'Choices I have are stark: to stay silent from now on, or to keep engaging in private diplomacy so I can warn the world of the threat of Chinese authoritarian expansion.' Nathan Law, a former lawmaker and protest leader, said that he had left Hong Kong.
Hong Kong The ramifications of a new security law imposed on Hong Kong by China are still unfolding, as authorities moved to outlaw a popular protest movement slogan and at least one prominent activist fled the city rather than face potential arrest.
Nathan Law, a former lawmaker and leader of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, said late Thursday that he had left Hong Kong, soon after speaking to a US Congressional panel via video link. Law said he knew speaking to lawmakers in Washington about the law would put him in its crosshairs, at it bans"collusion" with foreign powers.
Nathan Law: 'Hong Kong is not losing hope' 07:28Glory to Hong KongLaw ended his statement with the slogan"Glory to Hong Kong," a reference to an anthem of the protests, which is often heard sung at demonstrations and marches, but could soon be deemed illegal. The anthem references the slogan"liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.
CNN speaks to only Hong Konger on committee that drafted controversial law 04:14Speaking to local media this week, Lento Yip Yuk-fai, chairman of the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association, said that companies will now have no choice but to help police if they make national security requests. "When fear comes, the first thing to retreat is speech," Zhang Jieping, founder of Matters, an anti-censorship publishing platform, said this week.
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