How China's national security law has changed Hong Kong | 5 points
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How China's national security law has changed Hong Kong | 5 points

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Beijing's new national security law for Hong Kong is the most radical shift in how the semi-autonomous city is run since it was handed back to China by Britain in 1997. Legal firewall toppled A key pillar of Hong Kong's success has been an independent judiciary, insulated from mainland China's party-controlled courts and their conviction rates of around 99 percent. Slogans outlawed Beijing and Hong Kong's government said the new powers would only target a "very small minority". On Thursday the government confirmed that one of the city's most popular protest chants -- "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" was now banned.

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