The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security passed on 30 June 2
Tung Chee-hwa was responsible for Hong Kong's failed legislation attempt. Protests in June and July 2003 were in part due to the economic downturn after, and mishandling of, the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak.
Chinese vice premier Liu He meeting with US president Donald Trump in May 2018. The two nations' deteriorating relations have been suggested as a cause for the Chinese government imposing more restrictions on Hong Kong.
Three prominent pro-democracy activists Nathan Law (left), Agnes Chow (middle), and Joshua Wong (right) left their party Demosistō on 30 June. Later that day, the party announced that it would disband with immediate effect.
Hong Kong protesters flying both the Union Jack and the colonial Dragon and Lion flag in 2019
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Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re
2020 Hong Kong national security law
…in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security passed on 30 June 2020. It is implemented in Hong Kong in accordance with Hong Kong Basic Law Article 18, which allows for China's national laws to be valid in Hong Kong if they are included in Annex III…
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Hong Kong in 1868, photograph by John Thomson
Peking Road in Tsim Sha Tsui in 1971
Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island, 2007