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Hong Kong, March 10 (EFE), (Camera: Javier García).- Former Hong Kong's security chief Lai Tung-kwok ensures that the electoral reform, which the Chinese government plans to approve on Thursday, does not threaten freedom of expression or democracy.SOUNDBITES OF FORMER HONG KONG'S SECURITY CHIEF LAI TUNG-KWOK DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam defends a new security law imposed on the city by Beijing, saying it will restore stability and confidence in the restless business hub. SOUNDBITE
The US says it is "alarmed" after Hong Kong legislators fast-tracked a new national security law that introduces penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets. "We believe that these kinds of actions have the potential to accelerate the closing of Hong Kong’s once open society," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial begins final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after the case against 47 democracy activists under the Beijing-imposed law began. IMAGES
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
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