China is preparing to impose a controversial new security law in Hong Kong. But US President Donald Trump has warned China not to proceed.
Zhang Yesui said the National People’s Congress will deliberate a bill on "establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security".
Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests last year in the former British colony that was handed over to Chinese rule in 1997. A draft resolution will reportedly be brought before the National People’s Congress on Friday afternoon. Picture: Andrea Verdelli/Getty ImagesThe resolution will be voted on at the end of its session on May 28. Picture: AP/Mark SchiefelbeinSuch legislation was last proposed in 2003 under Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, bringing hundreds of thousands of the territory’s citizens out in protest.
The proposal was withdrawn by the government, but Beijing has increasingly pushed for measures such as punishment for disrespecting the Chinese national flag and anthem and increased pro-China patriotic-themed education in schools. Opposition in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, however, made it unlikely such a bill could pass at the local level.
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