AFP
A funding body in Hong Kong on Wednesday warned the city’s vibrant arts sector that it will soon face much greater scrutiny under a draconian national security law forbidding public criticism of the city’s government or the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The Hong Kong Arts Development Council said in a statement on its website that it was obliged to ensure that any artists, exhibits, or projects using its funding complied with Hong Kong law, including the national security law imposed by Beijing on the city from July 1, 2020.
“If the grantee violates the terms and conditions of the agreement in any way, like advocating independence of Hong Kong and overthrowing the Government, [we may] postpone, adjust, or suspend grant disbursement for the grant year,” the Council warned.
past the memorial. this area is bristling with security cameras, red square is arguably one of the most closely monitored, heavily guarded places in all of russia. it s here on the bridge mears away from the red brick walls of the kremlin that nemtsov took his final steps around 11:30 p.m. on friday. he was walking here with his girlfriend when at least one unknown attacker fired a series of shots, threw his back killing him almost instant and leaving the world with the burning we can who killed boreis nemtsov. that was ivan watson. we re showing a live look from moscow as the memorial service for boris nemtsov gets underway. he will be laid to rest later today. matthew chance is in the room. we will have continuing coverage throughout the hour on cnn.
of course you have the magnificent st. basil s cathedral. presumably they would have walked past the kremlin over here which houses the offices of the russian president, vladimir putin. this area is bristling with security cameras. red square is arguably one of the most closely monitored, heavily guarded places in all of russia. open it s here on this bridge that s just meters away from the red brick walls of the kremlin that nemtsov took his final steps around 11:30 p.m. on friday. he was walking here with his girlfriend when at least one unknown attacker fired a series of shots through his back, killing him almost instantly. and leaving the world with this burning question, who killed boris nemtsov. ivan joins us now. there are obviously a lot of theories circulating, some put
walked past the kremlin over here that houses the offices of the russian president, vladimir putin. red square is arguably one of the most closely monitored, heavily quardguarded places in all of russia. just meters away from the red brick walls of the kremlin. nemtsov took his final steps around 11:30 p.m. on friday. he was walking here with his girlfriend when at least one unknown attacker hired a series of shots through his back killing him almost instantly. and leaving the world with this burning question who killed boris nemtsov. there are obviously a lot of theories circulating. what exactly do we know? well so far, we know that nobody has been arrested. which is striking again, when you consider how closely monitored this area is, how closely guarded it is.