The Hong Kong government will disband organizations that cross “red lines” and disregard national security, Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned on Aug. 17. She then threatened one of the city’s key legal professional associations, saying that the government would not hesitate to cut ties if it turns political. Hong Kong authorities continue to suppress dissent after the Chinese regime passed the national security law on June 30, 2020. Since then, authorities have arrested pro-democracy leaders and activists, as well as journalists and free media managers. Critics say the draconian law targets the city’s freedoms. At the press conference, Lam also talked about Beijing’s plans to extend the anti-foreign sanctions law to Hong Kong. The Chinese regime is using the law to retaliate against foreign-imposed sanctions. The law, which China’s rubber-stamp legislature passed in June, requires that all individuals and organizations in China, regardless of their citizenship or registered status, must execute …