China’s Rubber-Stamp Legislature Announces Drafting of Hong Kong Security Law in Agenda

China’s Rubber-Stamp Legislature Announces Drafting of Hong Kong Security Law in Agenda
Riot police detain a protester during a demonstration against Beijing's national security legislation in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. AP Photo/Vincent Yu
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BEIJING—The top decision-making body of China’s rubber-stamp legislature will review a draft of national security legislation for Hong Kong during a session in Beijing that began on Thursday, state-media mouthpiece official Xinhua news agency reported.

The draft legislation specifies the definition of four crimes: separatist activity, state subversion, terrorist activity, and collusion with foreign forces, Xinhua reported.