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The European Union says it deplores China's adoption of a security law for Hong Kong, warning it risks undermining its autonomy and undercut the judiciary. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Jun 4 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong pan-democrat lawmakers on Thursday threw a foul-smelling object during the third reading of China's controversial National Anthem bill at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, causing the meeting to be suspended.Under the bill, anyone convicted of misusing or insulting the 'March of the Volunteers', the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, could face a fine of up to 50,000 Hong Kong dollars (6,449 US dollars) and three years in jail. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).FOOTAGE SHOWS FIREFIGHTERS AND AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE FOUL-SMELLING OBJECT THROWN BY PAN-DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS AT THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Hong Kong, Jun 3 (EFE/EPA).- The Legislative Council of Hong Kong on Wednesday continued the debate on the controversial security law greenlighted last week by Beijing.China's National People's Congress almost unanimously approved the national security bill on May 28, which has led to a fresh wave of protests in Hong Kong.The law seeks to "prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government, or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of the HKSAR from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or bodies,"(Camera: JEROME FAVRE). FOOTAGE SHOWS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG DEBATING ON THE CONTROVERIAL NATIONAL SECURITY LAW IN HONG KONG.
Anti-government protesters gather in Hong Kong, after China sparked outrage with a proposed new security law that campaigners fear will spell the end of the city's cherished freedoms. IMAGES
The US says it is "alarmed" after Hong Kong legislators fast-tracked a new national security law that introduces penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets. "We believe that these kinds of actions have the potential to accelerate the closing of Hong Kong’s once open society," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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