Protesters hold flags and shout slogans in a shopping mall during a protest in Hong Kong. Protesters in Hong Kong managed to make the government withdraw extradition legislation last year, but now they're getting a more dreaded national security law and the message from Beijing is that protest is futile. AP Photo

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Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law

The law makes secessionist, subversive, or terrorist activities illegal, as well as foreign intervention in the city's internal affairs

The National

July 01, 2020