China banks demand employees sign pro-security law petition

Same form also being circulated in pro-Beijing street booths

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Staff at the Bank of Communications' Hong Kong branch told Nikkei that they had been asked to sign a petition in support of the Beijing's new national security legislation. © AFP/Jiji

MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Chinese banks and brokerages are asking Hong Kong staff to sign a petition supporting national security legislation set to pass the National People's Congress on Thursday, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned.

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