China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), approved a national security resolution on Hong Kong on Thursday, paving the way for the NPC Standing Committee to draft relevant laws for application in the special administrative region (SAR).
National lawmakers, gathering in Beijing this week for the legislature’s annual meeting, voted on the Hong Kong national security resolution in the afternoon, with 2,878 voting yes and one voting no. Six legislators chose to abstain.
Aimed at preventing national security risks in Hong Kong and punishing those responsible, the resolution requires the territory to quickly complete national security legislation under its mini-constitution, the Basic Law.