Tycoon Li Ka-shing throws weight behind Hong Kong national security law, suggests it will ease Beijing’s ‘apprehension’ about city
- Billionaire among six prominent business figures in Hong Kong expressing support for central government’s plan to introduce national security law for city
- Hongkongers need not ‘over-hypothesise’ pending legislation, Li argues, saying a ‘positive outlook’ will prevail once it is passed
The billionaires issued separate statements in recent days ahead of a vote at the National People’s Congress in Beijing which could pave the way for the new law to be passed later this year.
People should not read too much into the legislation, Li said. “It is within each and every nation’s sovereign right to address its national security concerns. We need not over-hypothesise it,” he added.
“Hopefully, the proposed new law can allay the apprehension the central government feels about Hong Kong and from thereon, a positive outlook can begin to prevail.”
Li said the city’s government had a “mission-critical task” to strengthen the confidence of Hong Kong people and to reinforce the international community’s trust in the “one country, two systems” principle.
