‘Historic moment’: Hong Kong passes domestic national security law after marathon session, fast-tracking legislation shelved for two decades

Lawmakers unanimously passed Hong Kong’s domestic national security law on Tuesday night at the end of a marathon session, fast-tracking the constitutionally mandated legislation which had been shelved for more than two decades because of initial public opposition.

There was no hint of dissent in the Legislative Council this time as all 88 members took turns over 10 hours to speak of their “historic mission” to plug loopholes in the city’s overall legal framework for protecting national security, and the Legco president himself cast the 89th vote to seal the deal.