Hong Kong's leader has hailed the controversial security law imposed on Hong Kong from Beijing as the 'most important' development for Hong Kong since the city was handed back to China.
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The new suite of powers will radically restructure the relationship between Beijing and Hong Kong, toppling the legal firewall that has existed between the city's judiciary and the mainland's party-controlled courts. China will have jurisdiction over"serious" cases and its security agencies will also be able to operate publicly in the city for the first time, unbound by local laws as they carry out their duties.
Pro-democracy protesters march toward the flag raising ceremony marking the anniversary of the Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong.Twenty-seven countries, including Britain, France, Germany and Japan, urged Beijing to"reconsider the imposition" of the legislation, saying in a statement to the UN Human Rights Council that it"undermines" the city's freedoms.
She described criticism of the law by foreign governments as"smearing and vicious attacks" and she thanked China's leaders for keeping faith in her after last year's huge and often violent pro-democracy protests.
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