National Security Offenders to Be Disqualified From Hong Kong’s Legco Elections

National security offenders to be disqualified from Hong Kong’s Legco elections

Electoral Affairs Commission proposes series of changes related to national security, with public consultation launching on Thursday.

US Lawmaker, EU Decry Repression of Dissent on 5-Year Mark of Hong Kong National Security Law

Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the European Union decried the repression of dissent under Hong Kong’s national security law, as the city marked the fifth anniversary of the controversial Beijing-imposed law on June 30. Risch, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that Hong Kong has become “no different from China” since the enactment of the draconian law, citing the stifling of political opposition, arrests of pro-democracy…