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Ex-official: Hong Kong security laws need constant improvement

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A former senior official from China's State Council overseeing Hong Kong affairs has stated that the city's national security laws require continuous improvement to address evolving risks and geopolitical tensions. Wang Zhenmin, now a law professor at Tsinghua University, argued that legislation is an ongoing process, not a one-time event, and that Hong Kong's laws are less severe than those in the United States or the United Kingdom. He emphasized the need to promptly introduce new legislation whenever loopholes are discovered. AI

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Ex-official: Hong Kong security laws need constant improvement

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Hong Kong national security laws must be constantly improved: ex-Beijing official

    Hong Kong’s national security laws must be constantly improved to address risks and close loopholes amid geopolitical tensions, a former senior mainland Chinese official overseeing the city’s affairs has said, while insisting that the local pieces of legislation were less draconi…

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