A government taskforce behind the fast-tracked legislation of Hong Kong’s homegrown security law will receive an award for completing the “historical mission,” Chief Executive John Lee has said. Hong Kong passed the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, known locally as Article 23, in March, weeks after it was introduced to the public with a one-month consultation period. During a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Lee said the special taskforce behind the legislation, which consisted of the Department of Justice, the Security Bureau, and the police, would be awarded for their “heroic work…
