Hong Kong to tighten prison rules, citing national security


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HONG KONG: Hong Kong proposed new rules on Thursday (July 3) that could restrict prisoners from seeing certain visitors and lawyers, changes that officials say are needed to combat "national security risks".

The city's prison population has swelled in recent years after authorities arrested more than 10,200 people in connection with the huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019.

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