Officials in Hong Kong and China this week hailed the passage of a new security law for the city, even as Western governments expressed “alarm” at what the US described as its “vaguely defined provisions.” All 89 lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of the bill, which targets treason, insurrection, sabotage, external interference, and theft of state secrets and espionage. Addressing them after the unanimous vote, Chief Executive John Lee said that Hong Kong had waited 26 years, eight months and 19 days since the Handover to complete its “historic mission.” It was not the first attempt to enact…
