SHANGHAI, CHINA – China’s lawmakers have reviewed a draft of the national security bill for Hong Kong during a special meeting held by the National People’s Congress (NPC), state media Xinhua reported on Sunday.
In the meeting, Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC’s standing committee, presented a review of the bill, Xinhua said.
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