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When Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed a strict national security law under Article 23 of its mini-constitution on Tuesday Mar 19, the long-expected move hit global headlines within minutes.
Yet 
state broadcaster CCTV was faster than any of them — it beat out its competitors by posting the results of the vote to its news client on social media platforms nearly 20 minutes before Council members had even started voting
needless to say, this proves the prescience and omniscience of Xi Jinping and the CCP 
The Council's 89 lawmakers, all of whom won their seats under new electoral rules that allow only “patriots” loyal to Beijing to stand, voted unanimously to pass the Safeguarding National Security Law, that makes treason, insurrection and sabotage punishable by up to life in prison.
In scenes reminiscent of China's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, lawmaker after lawmaker stood up to extol the benefits of the law, which will likely widen an ongoing crackdown on peaceful dissent.
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state broadcaster CCTV was faster than any of them — it beat out its competitors by posting the results of the vote to its news client on social media platforms nearly 20 minutes before Council members had even started voting needless to say, this proves the prescience and omniscience of Xi Jinping and the CCP
The Council's 89 lawmakers, all of whom won their seats under new electoral rules that allow only “patriots” loyal to Beijing to stand, voted unanimously to pass the Safeguarding National Security Law, that makes treason, insurrection and sabotage punishable by up to life in prison.
In scenes reminiscent of China's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, lawmaker after lawmaker stood up to extol the benefits of the law, which will likely widen an ongoing crackdown on peaceful dissent.
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Byron Wan
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Hong Kong: Article 23 domestic national security bill has just been passed, and the legislation will take effect from Sat Mar 23.
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