In view of recent pro-democracy demonstrations, a Hong Kong deputy to China’s faux legislature and a former Chief Executive are backing the introduction of Chinese security laws in the city.
Stanley Ng, a National People’s Congress (NPC) deputy and head of the influential Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, is proposing the application of national security law in Hong Kong until Article 23—a controversial anti-subversion law—is passed, according to local media.
While Britain returned control of Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, the Basic Law—Hong Kong’s governing document—states that the semiautonomous city will handle its own legislation.
In an interview with local radio station Digital Broadcasting Corporation (DBC), Ng said his decision was inspired by the student-led pro-democracy protests—dubbed the Umbrella Movement by supporters—and the academic debate on Hong Kong independence.
