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Hong Kong Passes China National Anthem Bill amid Protests

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Hong Kong's legislature has approved a contentious bill that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem, a move critics see as the latest sign of Beijing's tightening grip on the city, al-Jazeera reports.

The bill was approved on Thursday with 41 in favour and one against.

The move came as people in Hong Kong were set to light candles across the city to commemorate the 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square.

 


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