Analysis: "This may in the long run mean the end of freedom of speech in Hong Kong"

Beijing's management wants, as announced, to "improve the judicial system in Hong Kong and protect national security". It is about banning the pursuit of independence, protests that Beijing believes undermine state power; stop what you mean is terrorist threat and foreign involvement in China's business.

For the opposition, the new and vague security legislation is a clear indication that Beijing's leadership is tired of protests and wants to be able to strike harder against those who disrupt the introduced regime. An official spokesman for Beijing's leadership, Zhang Yesui, says according to the BBC, as is customary:

- Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and protecting national security is of fundamental interest to all Chinese, including our Hong Kong compatriots.

A democracy activist, as well as a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Assembly, Claudia Mo, who, during the violent protests last fall, told SVT that it was nearing the end for Hong Kong's autonomy. She says today: "we are at the end". Another member of Hong Kong's parliament, Dennis Kwok, said the same, according to TT:

- This is the end of Hong Kong.

Resistance is growing

But Beijing's frustration over the opposition in Hong Kong and the violent protests may also be a concern that opposition to the Beijing government is growing and that elections to the Hong Kong Legislative Assembly in September could be a stinging defeat for the regime, and that all attempts to increase government control from the mainland then it becomes more difficult to implement.

If the National People's Congress votes through the legislation, it could be inserted directly into Hong Kong's so-called Basic Law, the region's own mini-constitution, without the local parliament being able to independently review the law and what it actually means - as originally intended.

In addition, China wants an official presence of its own security agencies in Hong Kong, a clear mark on Hong Kong's own security apparatus, which it seems has acted too weakly. The question is whether Beijing now intends to take over actual control and compliance with new security legislation. In the long term, it could mean the end for freedom of speech and all oppositional activities - if one does not want to risk long prison sentences.