HONG KONG (Bloomberg): China's new top official in Hong Kong urged the city to enact national security legislation, raising speculation that Beijing might renew its push for a Bill that prompted mass protests almost two decades ago.
Luo Huining, who was appointed earlier this month to lead China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, wrote in the Communist Party's People's Daily newspaper Monday that"external forces will infiltrate China without inhibition" if the city failed to pass such legislation.
Still, the comments could stoke fears among Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp that China is looking to tighten its grip after months of historic unrest. Luo's comments come after Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said it was her government's duty to advance a law banning insults of the Chinese national anthem.
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