Alan Hoo Defends New National Security Law in Hong Kong

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Can you guarantee, not just to people like Nathan Law, but to people all over the world who value democracy, that that will continue?

ALAN HOO, VICE CHAIR, HONG KONG LIBERAL PARTY: I believe it will continue. And if you go (INAUDIBLE), I will guaranty that we will work more in Hong Kong, we will continue to be independent and strong if given the chance. At the moment, Hong Kong did not know a career. It’s an open society. It’s (INAUDIBLE). In the last 23 years, after the results of sovereignty, what freedoms have we lost? A lot of international people (INAUDIBLE) everybody essentially live in Hong Kong was in Hong Kong. There’s no loss of freedom. It’s a very open society compared to a lot of places. In Article 4 of the legislation national (INAUDIBLE), it spells out very clear by the National People’s Congress that all of the international imposed in Hong Kong shall be observed. Yet, the whole law is structured for the courts in Hong Kong to apply the common law interpretation. At the moment, we have no extradition (ph) from Hong Kong. There is one we — it is a demonization of this law in Hong Kong that is now secure doom (ph), this is just another mainland city. But ask the other millions of people in Hong Kong who are living under this law there every day. They’re trying to make it work. Every country has national security legislation. Make it (INAUDIBLE) to international laws. It’s an open society in Hong Kong. All justice extends openly there. What is being argued is, well, Hong Kong has been repressed. Well, how has it been repressed? You have mentioned to Nathan, is this a global battle for freedom? Well, he didn’t pick up on that. He said, well, it’s a fight for justice. Well, what exactly?

AMANPOUR: Yes.

HOO: What are we fighting for in Hong Kong?