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20
March
2024
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15:53
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.