National security law will plug Hong Kong loopholes threatening China, Beijing officials say

The national security legislation imposed on Hong Kong will plug the loopholes that have prevented the city from guarding against threats to China, senior Beijing officials said on Wednesday.Speaking the morning after the sweeping law took effect, Shen Chunyao, head of the legislative affairs commission of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, said: “The law can effectively protect national security, prevent and punish crimes that endanger national security in relation to the Hong…