Foreign ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group discussed the situation in Hong Kong during a conference call on Wednesday, a Canadian government official told Reuters.

Beijing opened its new national security office in Hong Kong on Wednesday, turning a hotel in the bustling shopping and commercial district of Causeway Bay into its new headquarters.

TikTok said it will exit the Hong Kong market within days, a spokesman told Reuters on late Monday.

Hong Kong's national security law imposed by Beijing last week is lenient, not strict, the city's leader Carrie Lam said.

Travel Canada says the new national security legislation enacted by China could put Canadians "at an increased risk of arbitrary detention."

Beijing is expected to set up a national security office in Hong Kong to "supervise, guide and support" the city government. Beijing could also exercise jurisdiction on certain cases.

China released some details of the legislation late Saturday, heightening fears that the central government is tightening its grip on Hong Kong after months of anti-government protests last year.

The body that handles most lawmaking for China's top legislative body closed its latest meeting Saturday with no word on whether it had passed a highly controversial national security law for Hong Kong.

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and a water cannon at protesters in a popular shopping district on Sunday, as thousands took to the streets to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation for the city.