Lam defends China's security law on Hong Kong

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday hit out at the "double standards" of foreign governments over national security, and pointed to the current unrest in the US as an example.

Lam defended Beijing's move to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong.

She also criticised other countries for taking their own national security seriously, but not that of China or Hong Kong.

She made a comparison between recent unrest in America, and that in Hong Kong last year.

If any countries imposed sanctions or made moves to affect trading relations, they would only be "hurting their own interests" Lam said, going on to highlight the US trade surplus with Hong Kong.

Lam also said that she's "very worried" about the latest cluster of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, and hinted that temporary anti-virus regulations due to expire in June may be extended.