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Significance It is a rewriting of the National Security Law adopted in 2020 under Article 23 and is being fast-tracked by lawmakers. It aims to expand government powers against dissent as prominent pro-democracy activists await their verdicts. Impacts Foreign NGOs will find operating in Hong Kong risks punishment under the new legislation. Local NGOs will be more cautious about cooperating with foreign organisations that share their goals. Taiwan will take the bill as yet another signal of China’s long-term ambitions to stamp out democracy in the Chinese-speaking world.
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