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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hits out at former minister over remarks national security law could be ‘weaponised’



Hong Kong’s leader has refuted comments from a former minister who warned that the national security law could be “weaponised” for unrelated issues under public order, saying instead the legislation was in place to punish evils.Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, speaking in a media briefing on Tuesday, also said rather than worrying about the law being used as a political tool, it was financial systems and social media that were being used by anti-establishment forces.In a book talk on…



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