Protesters in Taiwan and the United Kingdom expressed their opposition to Hong Kong's new national security law that took effect on Saturday (March 23), saying it threatens the China-ruled city's freedoms, with many carrying signs and shouting slogans that are now banned in Hong Kong. - REUTERS
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00:00 What is needed now, and it was needed...
00:03 Free Hong Kong!
00:04 Free Hong Kong!
00:05 Free Hong Kong!
00:06 [indistinct chatter]
00:09 So we are here to, against that legislation,
00:13 and we request the front office of the UK government
00:16 to impose sanctions against Hong Kong officers.
00:18 The new security law creates 39 new offences
00:22 with extremely severe prison sentences.
00:25 And we're protesting today,
00:28 essentially opposing this new security law
00:30 and protesting the destruction of Hong Kong's freedoms.
00:34 [speaking Mandarin]
00:37 [indistinct chatter]
00:55 (Chinese)