Hong Kong slams Washington Post commentary on national security law changes

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Hong Kong authorities criticized The Washington Post for groundless allegations regarding changes to the city’s national security law. Officials reassured foreign businesses that these amendments pose no concern, responding to an editorial titled "Hong Kong’s nightmare gets darker."

Hong Kong authorities have hit out at The Washington Post for making “groundless allegations” about amendments to the city’s home-grown national security law in an editorial piece, while stressing that foreign businesses have no cause for concern. The rebuttal issued by a government spokesman late on Saturday night followed a commentary from the American newspaper, titled “Hong Kong’s nightmare gets darker”. The piece described the introduction of a new mechanism under the Safeguarding National...