The bill comes for a second reading in the Legislative Council, or LegCo, and may be passed later on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. - AP
HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong's legislature is set to discuss a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents and others from entering or leaving the Chinese-ruled city.
The government has dismissed those fears as "complete nonsense," saying the bill merely aims to screen illegal immigrants at source amid a backlog of asylum applications and does not affect constitutional rights of free movement.
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