Hong Kong citizens protest over China's move to pass security law
On May 28, China’s National People’s Congress voted to approve the bill that will now be sent to its standing committee for final approval.
FollowOn May 29, many people protested in a mall in Hong Kong following a vote by China's ceremonial parliament to approve legislation. This could severely restrict opposition political activity and civic activity in the Asian financial center.
According to reports, the protesters shouted slogans in the main atrium of the mall. While others draping banners over the balconies with slogans such as "Independence for Hong Kong".
China’s National People’s Congress on Thursday voted to approve the bill that will now be sent to its standing committee for final approval. Details of the final version of the law aren’t known, but China says it will prohibit separatist activities and actions that might threaten the Communist Party’s monopoly on political power in mainland China.
Beijing and its supporters in Hong Kong are defending the legislative move against criticism from foreign countries, including the US, which has threatened to revoke special trade privileges granted to the former British colony when it was handed over to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” framework in which it was guaranteed its own political, social and legal institutions for 50 years.
