Carrie Lam says security laws will not affect Hong Kong's rights and freedoms

By Clare Jim and Noah Sin HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that Beijing's proposed national security laws would not trample on the city's rights and freedoms and called on citizens to wait to see the details of the legislation. Lam added her voice to an unprecedented barrage of statements by Beijing and local officials, and former city leaders defending the legislation and seeking to reassure residents, investors and diplomats about Hong Kong freedoms. "There is no need for us to worry," Lam told a regular weekly news conference. Like others supporting the legislation, she did not explain how the freedoms that Hong Kong enjoys will...