National security law and Hong Kong’s exiled dissidents: the world’s listening now – but for how long?
- For the first time in Hong Kong’s history, a city once famed for sheltering dissidents from the Chinese mainland has exiles of its own
- Who are they, what do they want, and what will they do when the world moves on?
It has been more than 100 days since the imposition of the national security law on Hong Kong on June 30. In the third part of a series, the Post looks at how it has led to the emergence of a group of exiled dissidents who have sought refuge abroad and another group who have chosen to stay and fight. See parts one and two here.
Nathan Law Kwun-chung has barely stepped out of his flat in London since fleeing his hometown days before Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong on June 30.
“I would prefer not to meet anyone whom I do not know well or without the basis of trust,” Law told the South China Morning Post. “I’m trying to protect myself at different levels.”
But during his swearing-in, Law added an upward inflection to the word “Republic” in “People’s Republic of China”, making it sound like he was doubting, rather than declaring, his allegiance.
