Beijing Backs Change to Immigration Law
From Times Wire Reports
Elsie Leung, Hong Kong’s justice secretary, said Chinese officials she had met in Beijing told her that a controversial court ruling on immigration violated the territory’s Basic Law and should be rectified. China has challenged the court ruling that opens the door to tens of thousands of potential immigrants from the mainland. Outraged Hong Kong politicians have accused Beijing of meddling.
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