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March
2024
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Europe/London
Peter Gries comments on Hong KongÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s new security law
Professor Gries tells iNews that Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ˜the broad scope of the bill will likely have a further chilling effect on any political dissent.Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ™
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Hong KongÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s government has introduced a that critics argue targets political freedoms. Professor Peter Gries, founding Director of the , talked to iNews about the new bill. Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ˜PoliticallyÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™, he said, Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ˜the new bill puts another stake in the coffin of Hong KongÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s political autonomy.Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ™
He also commented on the potential financial impact of the bill on Hong Kong and China:
Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ˜The timing of the new bill could not be worse for , as Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ˜state secretsÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™ are defined to include the basic economic information foreign companies require to invest in China.Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ™
is Professor of Chinese Politics.