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Hong Kong leader lauds new security law despite criticism

by Zen Soo
| November 25, 2020 1:06 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lauded the city’s new national security law on Wednesday as “remarkably effective in restoring stability,” despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for free speech and political opposition in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

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