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The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC)  voted on and passed The NPCSC’s interpretation of the Basic Law Article 104 of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with unanimous support on Monday morning, Xinhua reports. It is the fifth time since the 1997 handover that Beijing has interpreted Hong Kong‘s mini-constitution. Click here for an explainer.

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