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National People's Congress 2020: Reactions from Hong Kong
Views on impact of any US move to temporarily strip HK of its special status split along political lines
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A lunchtime protest against China's new national security law at a mall in Hong Kong yesterday. US President Donald Trump is apparently considering a temporary suspension of Hong Kong's special status as a separate Customs territory under the US-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, because Beijing has gone ahead with the national security legislation.
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Opinion is divided in Hong Kong - albeit along political lines - on the impact of any move by the United States to temporarily strip the city of its special status under US law.
The pro-democracy camp said it would have far-reaching consequences for the city, but pro-establishment lawmakers believed it would have little impact.
