Daily Mail: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters are tear-gassed by police in first clash since Beijing announced new law to 'take full control'
* Pro-democracy demonstrators protested against Beijing's bill in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping area
* The bill will ban secession, foreign interference, treason and terrorism in the semi-autonomous territory
* Hong Kong pro-democracy figures accused the Communist Party of handing freedoms a death sentence
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters have been tear-gassed by police in the first clash since Beijing announced a new law to 'take full control'.
Pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong have sharply criticized China's proposal to enact a national security law that would ban secessionist and subversive activity, as well as foreign interference and terrorism in the semi-autonomous territory.
They say it goes against the 'one country, two systems' framework that promises the city freedoms not found on the mainland.
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WNU Editor: Here comes the clampdown .... Beijing to impose Hong Kong security laws 'without delay' (The Guardian).
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