HONG KONG -- It was a watershed moment for Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
In an unprecedented move, Beijing on Wednesday decided to give sweeping powers to the Hong Kong government to remove any lawmakers deemed insufficiently patriotic.
Lawmakers who quit en masse now walk 'fine line' under national security law
The mass resignation of opposition lawmakers has left two independent members out of 43 remaining in Hong Kong's 70-seat legislature. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- It was a watershed moment for Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
In an unprecedented move, Beijing on Wednesday decided to give sweeping powers to the Hong Kong government to remove any lawmakers deemed insufficiently patriotic.