A screen shows the result of the vote on a proposal to draft a security law on Hong Kong during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2020. - AFP
BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): China's top lawmaking body on Thursday (May 28) passed a Resolution setting the stage for a national security law to be enacted in Hong Kong.
The National People’s Congress, China’s Parliament, passed the resolution on the final day of its annual parliamentary session with 2,878 votes for, one against, and six abstaining.
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