Core members of the Hong Kong government taskforce behind the legislation of a homegrown security law are among 502 people named in the annual honours list. Pro-Beijing scholar Lau Siu-kai is among five to receive the top medal. On Monday – the 27th anniversary of the Handover – the government unveiled this year’s honours list, recognising people who have made “significant contributions” to the city. Among the recipients were officials in charge of the legislation of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance – known locally as Article 23 – including the government’s new PR head Apollonia Li…