China Lawmakers to Vote on Hong Kong Law Tuesday, Now TV Reports
- Law gives China authority in city in 3 circumstances: delegate
- City’s pro-democracy groups say law could erode freedoms
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China’s top legislative body will vote on Hong Kong’s security legislation Tuesday morning, the day before the city’s handover anniversary, Now TV News reported, signaling Beijing may soon hand down a measure that pro-democracy activists and business groups say could erode the city’s unique freedoms.
At a three-day meeting that started Sunday, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee discussed the legislation to punish acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, Radio Television Hong Kong reported earlier, citing Ip Kwok-him, one of the city’s non-voting delegates.