China moves a step closer to passing a controversial national security law for Hong Kong after its legislature begins reviewing the bill
Riot police stand guard to avoid mass gathering during a protest in Hong Kong, China on June 28, 2020.
Delegates at a meeting of the National People's Congress Standing Committee reviewed the draft of the law at the committee's second meeting of the month on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency said without giving details of the bill's latest contents. Xinhua said earlier this month that China will set up a "national security agency" in the semi-autonomous city and that the new law will override any existing Hong Kong laws that may conflict with it.
However, chanting and slogans were shouted towards police and later scuffles broke out in Mong Kok, prompting police to use pepper spray to subdue parts of the crowd. Police cited in a statement that a march would be in violation of Hong Kong's current ban of groups of more than 50 people gathering which was put in place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.A survey conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute for Reuters showed the national security legislation is opposed by a majority of people in the financial centre.
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