By Rachel Wong
https://hongkongfp.com/author/rachelwong/
Activist Nathan Law left Hong Kong before the national security law was enacted, but he has told HKFP that relocating was the best thing he could do in order to serve the city’s protest movement.
Now settled in London, the former student leader has been reaching out to politicians and lobbying for the pro-democracy cause. Last Tuesday, he met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – a meeting Law described as constructive and fruitful.
“I learned from his staff that he was the one who made the decision to set up the meeting,” he said. “It is sending a signal that the US government and the secretary of state are also paying attention to what’s happening in Hong Kong, and ready to take measures to counter the implementation of the national security law.”
He added that the US had a strong bipartisan consensus on Hong Kong issues, and that Washington had displayed progress in implementing policies.
In mid-July, US President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, ending the city’s special trade status with the US and authorising the imposition of banking sanctions on Communist Party officials.
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/08/02/exclusive-activist-nathan-law-says-chinas-hong-kong-crackdown-will-backfire-as-he-vows-to-continue-lobbying-efforts/