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Beijing to gain sweeping power under Hong Kong security law

Special session called for June 28-30 for possible vote

Chinese state-security agencies would be able to exercise jurisdiction over "certain circumstances," according to Xinhua News Agency   © Reuters
MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writer | Hong Kong

HONG KONG -- China's new security law for Hong Kong will let Beijing overrule the city's legal system by giving the central government jurisdiction over cases under "certain circumstances," according to details released Saturday.

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