Hong Kong Eyes New Security Law After Electing Loyalists
- Carrie Lam seeks ‘Article 23’ proposals in upcoming session
- Push comes after record low turnout in patriots-only election
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Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam touted plans to revive a controversial security law that ignited a political firestorm two decades ago, after completing an election to install a new legislature filled with Beijing loyalists.
The pro-establishment council elected in a muted vote Sunday should present “new proposals” by June on how to enact security legislation, Lam told a news briefing Monday, after the results were announced. While the former British colony recorded its lowest-ever voter turnout -- 30.2% -- as swathes of the public boycotted the electoral system recently revamped by Beijing, the result empowers Lam to pass once-difficult legislation unopposed.