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(Bloomberg) -- Chinese lawmakers plan to put fewer than 10 people -- all chosen by national security officials -- on a committee to vet any candidates for top elected positions in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post reported. The report said vetting committee members would be chosen by Beijing’s National Security Office in Hong Kong as well as the Committee for Safeguarding National Security chaired by the territory’s chief executive -- two bodies created under a sweeping national security law imposed last year. The changes are expected to be unveiled later Tuesday when the National People’s Congress Standing Committee...
