China official lauds Macau security law in hint to Hong Kong

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AP Hong Kong
Last Updated : May 09 2017 | 1:07 PM IST
China's No. 3 official has lauded Macau's anti-subversion legislation during a visit to the city in a message that appeared aimed at nearby Hong Kong. Similar proposed legislation there has stalled because of opposition from pro-democracy supporters.
Zhang Dejiang made the comments today to local officials and business leaders in the former Portuguese colony, which has been a special Chinese administrative region since 1999.
Zhang said he was pleased with Macau's efforts in making national security a priority after Beijing took control under a system known as "one country, two systems." Macau's government enacted its anti-subversion legislation in 2009.
Pro-democracy activists and lawmakers have objected to Hong Kong's version of the legislation because of fears Beijing would use it to suppress dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese region.

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First Published: May 09 2017 | 1:07 PM IST

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