Two years on, national security law proves its worth in safer, more stable Hong Kong

After nearly two years of Hong Kong’s national security law, critics condemning it seem more anxious to have their worst fears vindicated than disproved. The city was said to be plunging headlong into a cauldron of tyranny.

That has not happened, though. Instead, the status quo spanning business activity and civil institutions is better protected from disruptive strife than before.