Reported in this article from the SCMP , the heads of the governing council of Hong Kong’s eight publicly funded universities have jointly backed Beijing’s plan to impose a national security law on the city, as a pro-Beijing group claimed it had gathered more than 2.9 million signatures supporting the legislation.
In offering their support, the council chairmen said the law could “better ensure universities continue to create knowledge through research and learning” when operating under the principle of “one country, two systems”.
“As residents of Hong Kong, we enjoy the protection provided by the state, and in turn have a reciprocal obligation to protect the state by supporting the introduction of legislation which prohibits criminal acts that threaten the existence of the state,” the statement read.
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