Hong Kong seeks to resurrect legislation to further crush dissent

Article 23, shelved in 2003, may target foreign organisations and bans subversion' against Chinese government

The Hong Kong government is pushing ahead with its own national security legislation to fill gaps" around the Beijing-imposed law already being used to crush dissent and jail opposition figures.

On Wednesday, the city's security secretary, the former police chief Chris Tang, said the government would consider targeting Taiwanese and other foreign political organisations when drafting the new legislation, known as Article 23.