Hong Kong declared illegal a key slogan chanted by hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters over months of rallies, the latest sign that authorities plan to use a new Beijing-drafted national security law to enforce limits on free speech. In what it called a “solemn statement” late Thursday, the Hong Kong government said the rallying cry “Liberate Hong Kong!

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