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Witnesses tell Senate subcommittee Hong Kong lost basic freedoms since national security law
Summary
Witnesses at a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing said Hong Kong’s freedoms have been sharply curtailed since the 2020 National Security Law and the later Article 23 legislation, with broad impacts on civil society, media, and the rule of law.
WASHINGTON — Witnesses testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues told senators July 22 that Hong Kong’s democratic space and rule of law have been severely eroded since the 2020 National Security Law and the subsequent Article 23 legislation.
The decline has “affected not only the fundamental human rights of Hong Kongers, but also the national and economic security of the U.S. and the world,” Hudson Institute senior fellow Olivia Enos told the subcommittee, adding that Hong Kong has taken “just shy of 2,000 political prisoners” since 2019 and that high‑profile outlets such as Apple Daily and Stand News have been forced to close.
Why it matters: Committee members and witnesses said the legal and…
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