HONG KONG - Hong Kong braced on Sunday for its first protests since Beijing’s controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, in what could provide a litmus test of public op
position to China's tightening grip over the financial hub.
The move has sparked concerns over the fate of the "one country, two systems" formula that has governed Hong Kong since its return to Chinese rule in 1997 and which guarantees the city broad freedoms not seen on the mainland. China has dismissed other countries' complaints as "meddling" and rejected concerns the proposed laws would harm foreign investors.
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