A senior Beijing official says establishing a mechanism for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong has become an urgent task. Photo: Sam Tsang
China / Politics
Need for national security law in Hong Kong becoming urgent, Beijing official says
Steps must also be taken to prevent 'foreign forces' from interfering in city's affairs, director of Chinese central government's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says
Rise of independence forces linked to city's failure to enact Article 23 of the Basic Law, he says
Topic | Hong Kong protests
Teddy Ng and Cissy Zhou
Published: 9:00am, 10 Nov, 2019
Updated: 11:04am, 10 Nov, 2019
Teddy Ng
Teddy Ng joined the Post's China desk in 2011, focusing on foreign affairs. He is now a news editor of the section.
Cissy Zhou
Cissy joined the SCMP in 2019. Prior to that, she has been a producer at BBC News and investigative reporter at CaiXin Media. She is interested in China's politics and economy.