CNN reporter Kristie Lu Stout says Hong Kong is possessed by a “climate of fear” after China imposed sweeping new national security laws.
Nearly 400 Hong Kong residents were arrested by police for protesting controversial new laws which criminalise secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and conspiring with foreign powers. People found breaking the laws could face a lifetime in prison and applied to everyone, including people who were not permanent Hong Kong residents.
Ms Stout told Sky News Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam described the laws as “designed not to punish but to deter people from committing serious crimes”. “It’s doing just that,” Ms Stout said. “It’s creating a chilling effect and its really preventing a lot of people who would normally protest last year… from going out. “We’re seeing this drawback in support in the virtual world – we’re also seeing it in the real world.
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