China pushes Hong Kong not to ‘shirk duty’ to enact contentious security law

November 16, 2017 7:59 PM

HONG KONG (REUTERS) – A Chinese official admonished Hong Kong on Thursday (Nov 16) for failing to introduce a national security law, ramping up pressure on the former British colony to enact the contentious Article 23 that critics say will further choke its freedoms.

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