Hong Kong security chief warns of growing terrorism backing planned security law
As a longtime Hong Kong resident, the worst part about this for me is the abject intellectual dishonesty - we already know that this is the <i>real</i>[1] beginning of the end of Hong Kong&#x27;s autonomy, so they could at least have the decency to be straight with us.<p>CY Leung (the previous Chief Executive) said[2] the quiet part out loud yesterday:<p>&gt; &quot;Former Chief Executive CY Leung acknowledged on Sunday that Hong Kong’s annual June 4 candlelight vigil could be banned, along with the group that has organised the event for the past three decades, under a new national security law for the SAR to be drawn up by Beijing.&quot;<p>Putting that kind of censorship on the table is antithetical to the spirit of OC2S and the foundations that make Hong Kong great.<p>1. The Causeway Bay booksellers were a foreshock.<p>2. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.rthk.hk&#x2F;rthk&#x2F;en&#x2F;component&#x2F;k2&#x2F;1528043-20200524.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.rthk.hk&#x2F;rthk&#x2F;en&#x2F;component&#x2F;k2&#x2F;1528043-20200524.h...</a>