Beijing will establish a powerful national security agency in Hong Kong as China’s parliament rushes to pass a controversial new law by the end of this month.
The official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will convene a special session on June 28, at which it is expected to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong.
On Saturday, Xinhua reported that the law will authorise the new agency to carry out national security work in Hong Kong. It will also have jurisdiction over “a very small number of crimes that endanger national security under certain circumstances”, Xinhua added, without providing further details.
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