A national security tale of two cities: how different reasons and eras for legislation in Hong Kong, Macau set them apart

Macau and Hong Kong, neighbouring cities under China’s special administrative system, have national security laws, but while they serve the same purpose, the enactment of such legislation has had strikingly different consequences in both places.Analysts and experts have said the law newly imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong was much stiffer than the one enacted by Macau 11 years ago, partly because Hong Kong is a global financial nexus with a much larger presence of international businesses and…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3092215/national-security-tale-two-cities-how-different-reasons-and