China Summons US Envoy to HK Over Alert on Security Law Changes
“Hong Kong government also has more authority to take and keep any personal devices, as evidence, that they claim are linked to national security offenses.”
Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/BloombergBeijing summoned the US’s top envoy to Hong Kong after the consulate posted an alert about new rules giving authorities power to demand passwords for smartphones or other devices in national security investigations.
China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong said Commissioner Cui Jianchun met with US Consul General Julie Eadeh on Friday, and urged the US to immediately cease all interference in Hong Kong and Beijing’s internal affairs.