The people of Hong Kong take a last grasp at freedom

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Hundreds of Thousands in Hong Kong Protest Security Laws

"I'm worried about every kind of freedom ? the government can arrest you any time they want" if the new legislation is approved, she said.

Regina Ip, Hong Kong's secretary of security, said in a telephone interview late Monday afternoon, before the march, that the legislation had been widely misunderstood, and that it would not impinge on civil liberties. She added that if any violent civil unrest occurs in the months ahead, it will most likely take the form of "unexpected protests by disgruntled groups."

[Taro Toporific]