WORLD IN BRIEF : ASIA : Ban on Hong Kong Dissent Proposed
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Lawmakers in Beijing have proposed banning Hong Kong residents from anti-government activities after the colony reverts to Chinese rule in 1997, the official New China News Agency reported. The proposals, the latest in a series of hard-line statements by Beijing about its future rule over Hong Kong, are likely to add to fears that have caused tens of thousands of residents to flee the British colony.
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