People walk past a TV screen showing the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing where voting on the national security legislation for Hong Kong took place, in Hong Kong,on May 28, 2020. - Reuters
LONDON: Global stock markets fell and safe havens such as bonds and the Japanese yen gained on Friday, as investors awaited Washington's response to China tightening control over the city of Hong Kong.
China's parliament on Thursday pressed ahead with national security legislation for the city, raising fears over the future of its freedoms and its function as a finance hub.
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