HONG KONG, June 27, 2020 (AFP) - Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city that critics fear would smother the financial hub's treasured freedoms, organisers said.
The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) said the force had rejected its applications for rallies on July 1 -- the 23rd anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China.
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