The National Security Law: political and social effects on the governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the major political and social effects of the Hong Kong National Security Law on Hong Kong. It is argued that the enactment of this Law allows Hong Kong not only to end its protracted political turmoil since its return to China in 1997, but also wil...

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Main Author: Siu-kai Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2021-11-01
Series:Public Administration and Policy
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PAP-08-2021-0050/full/pdf?title=the-national-security-law-political-and-social-effects-on-the-governance-of-the-hong-kong-special-administrative-region