Hong Kong’s chief executive told residents of the city there is ‘no need to worry’ about the impact of Beijing’s proposed national security legislation on their freedoms.

China is set to pass legislation that will for the first time enshrine an individual’s right to privacy and to have their personal information protected.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to assist the people of Hong Kong as renewed protests erupted in the city against Beijing’s plans to impose harsher security laws.