China's President Xi Jinping (2nd R), Premier Li Keqiang (R), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Zhang Dejiang (L) and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng attend the second plenary session of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A controversial interpretation by China's parliament of Hong Kong's mini-constitution that effectively bars pro-independence lawmakers from taking office, showed Beijing's resolve to prevent secession, a Chinese leader said on Wednesday.
Chinese leaders are increasingly concerned about a fledgling independence or secessionist movement in the former British colony of Hong Kong, which returned to mainland rule in 1997 amid promises of wide-ranging autonomies including judicial independence under a "one country, two systems" arrangement.
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