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National Security Law in Hong Kong
Why it is news?
- First arrest was made under National Security Law passed by China in Hong Kong.
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- The British had taken control of Hong Kong in 1842 after the First Opium War.
- In 1898, the British government and the Qing dynasty of China signed the Second Convention of Peking, which allowed the British to take control of the islands surrounding Hong Kong, known as New Territories, on lease for 99 years.
- London promised that the islands would be returned to China after the expiry of the lease, in 1997
- Hong Kong returned to Chinese control on July 1, 1997 as a Special Administrative Regions of China.
- The region has its own currencies, economic and legal systems, but defence and diplomacy are decided by Beijing.
- Hong Kong has seen for last few year pro-democracy protests triggered by fears that Beijing was stifling the city’s freedoms, guaranteed by a “one country, two systems” formula agreed when it returned to Chinese rule.
- The law punishes crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, will see mainland security agencies in Hong Kong for the first time and allows extradition to the mainland for trial