Warnings over travel to Hong Kong following the enactment of the new, domestic security law amount to “political manoeuvres” and “scaremongering” remarks, the city’s authorities claim.
The Hong Kong government on Friday condemned newly-updated travel advice from Australia, Taiwan and other regions, which said travellers coming to Hong Kong after the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance came into force may face increased risk and they could violate local laws “without intending to.”
A government spokesperson defended the new law required under Article 23 of the Basic Law, saying all stipulations were accurate and the penalties were defined with clarity. Ordinary travellers would not engage in acts and activities endangering national security and would not “unwittingly” violate the law, the government said.
“The HKSAR Government strongly condemned such political manoeuvres…