Hong Kong National Security Law by July 1?; Beijing outbreak; EU-China summit; Xinjiang

It sounds like the National Security Law for Hong Kong may come into effect by July 1, the 23rd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong.

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) deliberated on the draft at the June 18-20 meeting. The NPC Standing Committee has scheduled another meeting for June 28-30, and even though the law is not listed on the public agenda the expectation is it will be pushed through then. It was also not on the official agenda for the June 18-20 meeting.

The South China Morning Post summarizes the key points we know from this weekend’s announcement:

• Hong Kong government should strengthen its efforts to monitor and manage schools and societies where national security is involved

• Hong Kong government will set up a commission to safeguard national security, which will be chaired by the chief executive and include an adviser appointed by Beijing

• Hong Kong leader to appoint designated judges to preside over cases

• Common law principles such as presumpt…