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Hong Kong’s US$1 Billion Fund for National Security: How Much Has Been Spent?

July 25, 2022
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Since the enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020, the Hong Kong government’s expenses for “safeguarding national security” are unknown to the public, except that the government allocated HK$8 billion (US$1 billion). Recently, the government submitted “The Report on the Control and Management of the Special Fund to Meet the Expenditure for…

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Blinken Criticizes Beijing Over Changes to Hong Kong’s Election Rules

May 28, 2021
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned both Beijing and the Hong Kong government after a controversial electoral reform bill was passed by the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature on May 27. The bill, passed by a margin of 40 to 2, was passed in a rather empty chamber of the 70-seat Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo)—with only…

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