Should Hong Kong’s Christian groups be worried about national security law curbs?


Over three days in January, the pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao ran a series of full-page articles on the state of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism in the city.

It resurfaced a discussion over whether to amend or repeal the colonial-era Chinese Temples Ordinance, saying the law discriminated against traditional “Chinese religions”.

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