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Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by av_engr on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:07AM (#23687467)
If they are working for it, then yea?

Sounds like HKers are working hard for it and on a legal basis it's their right to make their own law within Basic Law , so what's your point here?

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Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by thaumasiotes on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:41AM (#23687650)
I somehow suspect that the Basic Law does not actually give Hong Kong the right to become autonomous. They have the right to make some laws.
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Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by av_engr on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @10:19PM (#23697028)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law

It does, article one states HK should have high degree of autonomy and etc...

Furthermore, article 23 states that HK should make their own national security law, not China.

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Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by thaumasiotes on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:12PM (#23697368)
>> I somehow suspect that the Basic Law does not actually give Hong Kong the right to become autonomous.

> It does, article one states HK should have high degree of autonomy and etc...

Wow. This may be the single most dishonest thing I've ever seen someone post to HN!

For reference, here is the actual text, in full, of Article 1 of the Basic Law:

> The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China.

( https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclawtext/chapter_1.html )

This has no effect other than denying Hong Kong the right to become autonomous.

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