Hong Kong officials rejected The Washington Post's criticism regarding national security law amendments, asserting that foreign businesses remain safe in the city.

Hong Kong authorities have hit out at The Washington Post for making “groundless allegations” about amendments to the city’s home-grown national security law in an editorial piece, while stressing that foreign businesses have no cause for concern. The rebuttal issued by a government spokesman late on Saturday night followed a commentary from the American newspaper, titled “Hong Kong’s nightmare gets darker”. The piece described the introduction of a new mechanism under the Safeguarding National....