[peteretep]

> Legislative means were not used. China had no legal authority to do what they did

You are in disagreement with the BBC on this point:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52765838

> The Basic Law says Chinese laws can't be applied in Hong Kong unless they are listed in a section called Annex III - there are already a few listed there, mostly uncontroversial and around foreign policy. These laws can be introduced by decree - which means they bypass the city's parliament. Critics say the introduction of the law this way amounts to a breach of the "one country, two systems" principle, which is so important to Hong Kong - but clearly it is technically possible to do this.

[garmaine]

It is a breach of the one country, two systems non-interference pact which the handoff was conditional on, therefore not legal.