Can we trust that Beijing’s security law will target Hong Kong’s violent minority only?

After an extraordinary year marked by months of civil unrest and the Covid-19 outbreak, there were hopes that normal life might finally return to Hong Kong. But as most of the world continues to battle the deadly pandemic, Hong Kong faces an existential threat of a different kind.Beijing’s decision to impose a new national security law on the city has plunged it into a new era of fear and uncertainty. The details are not yet known and officials are scrambling to offer reassurance. But once this…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3085831/can-we-trust-beijings-security-law-will-target-hong-kongs-violent