Jul.07 — Hong Kong’s Chief Executive has defended sweeping new powers for the city’s police force under the national security law imposed last week in Beijing. Carrie Lam says the laws will not undermine human rights and freedoms. Bloomberg’s Selina Wang reports on “Bloomberg Markets: 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.