AFP :
Hong Kong’s new police chief on Wednesday stressed the need to protect national security following US sanctions on his predecessor and five other officials over Beijing’s crackdown on human rights.
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on officials accused of eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy and “acts of transnational repression” — referring to the city’s use of national security laws to “intimidate, silence and harass” activists abroad.
Hong Kong authorities have condemned the sanctions and defended their use of the laws, while Beijing has vowed “countermeasures”.
