Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
Welcome to The Point, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.
I'm Li Xin.
A city doomed to fail?
That was the headline of many Western media outlets five years ago when the national security law for Hong Kong was implemented in the special administrative region.
But what has happened since then?
Last October, Hong Kong was once again ranked the world's freest economy.
In June, the city's global competitiveness rose to third place in the world,
the first time since 2019.
That's according to international standing.
In the face of persistent narratives predicting Hong Kong's decline, it seems...
The law, the national security law for Hong Kong has brought something new to the city.
What role has the law played in safeguarding one country, two systems?
What are the challenges?
Going forward, I'm pleased to be joined from Hong Kong by Junius Ho Kuan Yew,
member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, someone who is personally,
I would say, affected by the chaos in 2019.
Junius, thank you very much for joining us and welcome to The Point.
To start off the conversation,