In a press release issued by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Tuesday 19 March, the European Union expressed its concern at the adoption of the ‘Safeguarding National Security Bill’ by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on the same day.
This legislation – which severely punishes offences such as treason, sedition, theft of state secrets and espionage – could exacerbate the erosion of fundamental freedoms and political pluralism in Hong Kong brought about, in...