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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Mr Luo Huining, head of China's liaison office in the territory, clinking glasses at a ceremony to mark the city's handover anniversary last Wednesday.
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Elizabeth Law China Correspondent In Beijing, Elizabeth Law
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The work on a national security law for Hong Kong was so secretive that Beijing's usual allies in the territory were not consulted.
Even the city's sole representative to China's top lawmaking body had little idea of what was to come.
