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Hong Kong riot police beef up security ahead of flashpoint anthem debate

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Hong Kong police ramp up security around the city's legislature -- known as LegCo -- ahead of a debate over a law that would ban insulting China's national anthem, the latest measure activists say is chipping away at free speech in the finance hub. IMAGES

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