Jul.06 — Hong Kong’s government has published additional details about the national security law in an official Gazette, revealing sweeping new powers for the city’s police. It follows the first meeting of the committee for safeguarding national security led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Bloomberg’s Selina Wang reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence.