Seven others for violating the new law and about 180 people for Unlawful Assembly and other related offenses. It follows a tumultuous start to the day with protesters taking to the street to voice their opposition to the law. Beijing approved the new legislation on tuesday. It lays out four criminal acts it says endangers National Security. Secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign or external sources. If convicted, people could face life in n prison. Chief executive carrie lam defended the law in the ceremony to mark the 1997 handover. Translator the enactment of the law is the most important thing for hong kongs relationship to the mainland since the handover. Its a historic step as it has completeted a system to prprote our sovereignty and security. But critics say the law undermines the one country two systems framework which is supposed to guarantee hong kong a high degree of autonomy and judicial independence. The number of coronavirus cases here in japan conti
Said that h he has left the territory. He is not saying where he is, but he said that he will keep up the advocacy work on the international stage. He called on the people of hong kong to speak up and urged other countries to watch out for the countrys growing authoritarianism, he said on facebook, that he braced himself for the possibility that he would have to leave when he decided to testify. The u. S. Congress has passed a bill imposing sanctions on chinese officials involved in efforts to under mine hong kongs autonomy, the Senate Approved the bill on thursday. The legislation had passed the house of representatives the prevevious day. Ththe bill becomes law once it signed by president donald trump. A Chinese Foreign ministry Spokes Person responded to the move saying china will react strongly and the u. S. Shall bear all consequences, unquote. Other countries are also condemning beijing for breeching the one country two systems principal that protected hong kongs autonomy, the br
Discussing the draft law on sunday. It is scheduled to end on tuesday. It is aimed at cracking down on antigovernment activities in hong kong and lays out four criminal acts that beijing says threaten the country. They are advocating secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign or external forces. It also stipulates the Chinese Government will set up a National Security agency in hong kong that may exercise jurisdiction in certain circumstances. Provisions of the proposed law have yet to be disclosed. Hong kong media reported it could carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. After being approved the legislation is expected to be promulgated by the hong kong government. Concerns are growing among hong kong residents and the International Community that the one country two systems principle that guarantees a high degree of autonomy for the territory could be destroyed. The Chinese Government announced a countermeasure against the united states, saying it will impose
Today . I think we need to reconsider our behavior. We need to hold off on going out like this. Translator i i think the hi is because of more testing. But im a bit scared. Our business will be hit again, if the restrictions return. Tokyos governor is calling for a higher alert level for people in the capital. Transnslator our current e is cautionon r required against spreading infectition. Wewe n need yourr cooperation ir everyday activities to help contain the virus. Koike attributess the rise t people who either work at or visit nighttime entntertainment spot, such as host or hostess bars. She says many are in their 20s and 30s. And the top spokesperson for the Central Government says its, also, looking into o the situan closely. Translator we dont think the currerent situation immediately y requires a state emergency. We will deal with the matter, in Close Association with the metropolitan government. Across the nation, more than 170 new cases were confirmed on thursday. Again, the
To and from five specific prefectures including tokyo where the number of infections remained relatively high. The government is also releasing an app designed to notify user who is come into close contact with someone confirmed infected with the virus. The app is called covid19 contact confirming. It will record encrypted data of users when they come within a certain distance of each other. If a user tests positive for the virus, they register their information. People with the app who spend at least 15 minutes within about one meter of them will be identified. The app deletes contact data after 14 days. It also does not collect phone numbers, location data, or other information that could identify its users. The government says it can better protect user privacy than Similar Software introduced abroad. Translator this will be an important tool to protect lives. I hope many people will install it. The app was developed under the supervision of the Health Ministry with the goal of prev