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Hong Kong passes immigration bill, raising alarm over ‘exit bans’ – ABC News
Hong Kong has passed a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents…
Hong Kong has passed a controversial immigration bill that lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents and others from entering or leaving the Chinese-ruled city.
Key points:
- Lawyers say the new law will empower authorities to bar anyone, without a court order, from entering or leaving Hong Kong
- There are also concerns the bill fails to prevent indefinite detention for refugees
- The government has dismissed those fears, saying travel rights remain…
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