The proposed national security law raises concerns among Hong Kong democracy activists and some foreign governments that Beijing is further eroding the city's autonomy.
Hong Kong Police said on Facebook that 53 people had been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly, adding that earlier some protesters tried to blockade roads in the area.
The proposed national security law has raised concerns among Hong Kong democracy activists and some foreign governments that Beijing is further eroding the extensive autonomy promised when Britain handed the territory back to China in 1997."We must stand up and strike down all those people who deprive Hong Kong people's freedom."
China has said the new security law will target only a small group of troublemakers as it tackles separatism, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong.
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