on beijing painfully exposed? dominic lee in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thanks, stephen, for having me again. it s a great pleasure to have you back on the show. since we last spoke, it has become plain that the hong kong authorities are determined to push this article 23 reform of the basic law to create seven types of national security offence, and that will sit alongside and on top of the national security law passed in 2020.
and i see a lot of people who have previously attend church continue to go to church, and catholic churches are doing extremely well in hong kong. so i don t understand where the sentiment is coming from. just come to hong kong, go to a church, see it for yourself. you know, i go there every now and then. all right. we are sadly out of time, dominic lee, but i thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thank you. no problem. thanks, stephen. hello. well, it has been quite warm in the last few days, but nothing compared to what s been happening south of the english channel in france and spain.
this is bbc news. we will have all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. what does it say about a society when its lawmakers prioritise ever tougher security laws and the authorities put bounties on the heads of political opponents in exile? that s something for the people of hong kong to reflect on as the territory s government follows beijing s lead in eliminating space for dissent. my guest is pro beijing legislative council member dominic lee. with economic storm clouds gathering over china, are we about to see hong kong s political and economic dependence
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i wonder what the government in hong kong and indeed the government in beijing is so frightened of, mr lee. maybe you can tell me. when people are arrested ma chun man was one individual arrested for simply waving banners and wearing slogans on t shirts which call for liberation of hong kong when ngos that defend human rights are forced to close, when university campuses are raided, when teachers are banned from teaching because they re deemed to have sympathy with the pro democracy movement, what are the authorities so scared of? well, first of all, i disagree with the fact that you say that authorities are scared. the authority is basically just carrying out a law. this national security law is not something that s exceptional to hong kong. every country in the world has their own national security law. so if people are trying to jeopardise our national security, then, according