The View From Asia

China's new security law for Hong Kong rattles region

Asia News Network commentators share their views on the future of Hong Kong. Here are excerpts.

Police arresting a protester at a shopping area in the Causeway Bay area of Hong Kong last Wednesday. Hong Kong's economic environment has suffered greatly from the year-long social unrest, unstable foreign trade and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police arresting a protester at a shopping area in the Causeway Bay area of Hong Kong last Wednesday. Hong Kong's economic environment has suffered greatly from the year-long social unrest, unstable foreign trade and the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on July 05, 2020, with the headline China's new security law for Hong Kong rattles region. Subscribe