Complex domestic factors are at play, as seen in the US extradition demand for Assange and Hong Kong’s protest crackdown. The proper forum for human rights protection should be the jurisdictions’ judiciary.
Hong Kong will further consolidate its mechanisms to safeguard national security by finishing the local legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law this year, and focus on strengthening its ties with the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world to boost its economic revival.