UK says new Hong Kong security Bill breaches handover deal

LONDON: Hong Kong’s new security legislation breaches its international obligations including the handover deal signed by the UK and China, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said.

The legislative proposals will inhibit freedom of speech, expression and the press, Cameron said in a statement Wednesday (Feb 28). He also cited concerns over the risk of work done by international organisations in Hong Kong being labelled "foreign interference,” provisions that threaten diplomatic and consular activity and an absence of reference to independent oversight.