Hong Kong lawmakers rush through bill targeting 'public enemies'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : 'It was already some foreign forces doing something to overthrow the societal order in Hong Kong, so they could overthrow government policy.
61% : 'Above all, this is a devastating moment for the people of Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of whom have previously marched through the streets to demonstrate against repressive laws, including an incarnation of this one in 2003.
48% : 'We urge all those who can wield influence in Hong Kong - from governments and businesses to the UN and the EU - not to neglect Hongkongers in their hour of need, but instead to ramp up pressure on the territory's authorities to respect human rights and repeal all laws that violate them.'The bill comes just a few years after the 2019-2020 freedom protests, which saw millions of Hong Kongers take to the streets to fight against a bill that would've made it easier for people to be extradited to mainland China, where they would be afforded far fewer rights and would have to face a murkier legal system.

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