The G7 statement was issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee was expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP The G7 statement was issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee was expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP
The G7 statement was issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee was expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP
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Group of Seven countries urge China to reconsider Hong Kong national security law

  • In a statement, the group expresses ‘grave concern regarding China’s decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong’
  • The statement is issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee is expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday

Topic |   Hong Kong national security law (NSL)
Stuart Lau
Stuart Lau

Updated: 5:01am, 18 Jun, 2020

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The G7 statement was issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee was expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP The G7 statement was issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee was expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP
The G7 statement was issued just hours before the National People’s Congress standing committee was expected to convene a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP
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