The announcement is sure to increase concerns China's central government will continue to tighten its grip on Hong Kong. READ MORE:* China passes controversial Hong Kong security law* New Zealand missing in Five Eyes condemnation of Beijing over Hong Kong security law* China uses international distraction to sweep into Hong KongThe details of the proposed national security law emerged as the body that handles most lawmaking for China's top legislative body closed its latest meeting. Britain has said it will offer passports and a path to citizenship to as many as 3 million Hong Kong residents. "It raises the question whether individuals will be tried within the criminal justice system in (Hong Kong) by the Hong Kong courts or sent to the Mainland for trial and serve any terms of imprisonment in Mainland prisons," the bar association said in a statement emailed to reporters. The legislation is broadly seen as an additional measure further eroding the legal distinctions between Hong Kong and mainland China.

Source: Stuff June 20, 2020 23:03 UTC