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National Security Law Would Not Erode Freedoms in Hong Kong: Carrie Lam
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference in Beijing on June 3, 2020. / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 4 June 2020
BEIJING—Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday the enactment of a controversial national security law for the special administrative region would not undermine freedoms and human rights there, despite mounting fears China will tighten its grip on the territory.
The envisaged law would not prevent most Hong Kong citizens from exercising their basic rights, Lam told a press conference in Beijing after a three-hour meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng.
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