China is reportedly expanding scope of draft national security legislation to include organisations as well as individuals, a move that is likely to exacerbate concerns over freedoms in the city
Riot police check IDs of workers near the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
The news comes after Beijing last week proposed national security laws that drew a swift rebuke from international rights groups and western governments, with the United States branding it a "death knell" for the city's autonomy.
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