A 23-year-old Hong Kong medic has become the first person to be charged under a sweeping national security law that Beijing imposed on the territory earlier this week
"We are alarmed that arrests are already being made under the law with immediate effect, when there is not full information and understanding of the scope of the offences," UN human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said.
Trudeau said Canada would continue to stand up for Hong Kong, which is home to 300,000 Canadians. It would also not permit the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong, he told reporters on Friday. Chinese state media announced on Friday that two hardline Beijing officials were named by the central government to "advise" and "supervise" a new national security policy committee headed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
A number of pro-democracy and pro-independence groups in Hong Kong swiftly disbanded after the law came into effect.
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