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After Suhanya Raffel, executive director of M+ museum, told press on March 12 that the museum would not shrink from presenting work relating to historical events such as the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protests, or that by artists who have expressed dissent in regard to government policy, such as Ai Weiwei, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on March 17 warned that the government would be “on full alert” in regard to threats to national security posed by the arts, ArtAsiaPacific reports.

Lam had promised that the law would not affect the freedoms of Hong Kong citizens, and that it would only be used in a “handful” of instances; however, since its passing, more than 100 activists and opposition politicians have been arrested by the government; the most recent detainees included 47 organizers of a primary election for opposition candidates to Hong Kong’s legislative council.