China says not legally bound to 50 years of Hong Kong autonomy


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A pro-democracy demonstrator waves the British colonial era flag during a protest against new national security legislation in Hong Kong. © Reuters SHOTARO MIYASAKA, Nikkei staff writer June 11, 2020 09:11 JST | Hong Kong Copy Copied TOKYO -- China's plans for new national security legislation in Hong Kong have sparked a massive debate about the mainland's obligations to the former British colony, including whether Beijing is beholden to a 1984 declaration promising 50 years of autonomy to the city. China's National People's Congress voted May 28 to draft and impose national security legislation for Hong Kong, which would ban...