The Hong Kong government has said it was considering giving police a new power to detain those arrested under a proposed new security law for up to 14 days. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday summarising views on its proposed security legislation, the government said it was considering extending the period it could detain someone arrested on suspicion of breaching that law without charging them to up to 14 days after the initial 48-hours detention had expired. The power of further detaining arrestees should be granted by a magistrate, the document states. Currently, a…
