National security law tarnishes Hong Kong’s image and leaves European Union firms revisiting plans, bloc’s envoy says

The European Union’s outgoing envoy for Hong Kong has warned that the city’s international image has been damaged by the imposition of the national security law and companies from the EU will have to reassess their business strategy in the medium-to-long term.Carmen Cano de Lasala, head of the European Union office to Hong Kong and Macau, said she had seen more self-censorship in the media, universities and schools in the city after the law took effect on June 30.“The law has created a lot of…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3097877/national-security-law-tarnishes-hong-kongs-image-and-leaves