Hong Kong authorities had a busy month as June marked the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law. In the run-up to the anniversary, Chief Executive John Lee and his ministers issued statements warning of “soft resistance,” while Xia Baolong, Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs, visited Hong Kong to attend a national security forum.
The crackdown also continued. Earlier in June, jailed activist Joshua Wong was brought to court to face one more national security charge. On the eve of the law’s anniversary, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) – one of the last pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong- held a press conference to announ...





