Tourist industry. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Chinas annual session of parliament has begun in beijing after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In his opening speech, premier li keqiang acknowledged the fight to contain the virus is still ongoing. He joined thousands of delegates in thanking Emergency Service and medical staff for their work after holding a minutes silence for those who had lost their lives to the illness. He also told the hall that the government hadnt set an Economic Growth target for 2020. Media reports say legislation will be unveiled here to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong which looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. Its likely to be hugely controversial in hong kong, where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres what a Chinese Government spokesperson said about the new law. Translation Na
Translation the results are delivered in less than 2a hours. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. China is planning to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong, which looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. Media reports say the legislation will be unveiled at chinas delayed annual parliamentary session which begins in a few hours. Its likely to be hugely controversial in hong kong where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres a Chinese Government spokesperson. Translation National Security is the bedrock of the countrys stability. Safeguarding National Security is the common interest of all people, including hong kong compatriots. A member of Hong Kongs Legislative Council from the pro Democracy Civic Party told reporters t
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Hello and welcome to all of you, both here in the uk and those of you joining us around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First china is planning to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong, which looks to ban what it terms sedition and subversion. Its expected to be voted through at chinas delayed annual parliamentary session which got underway a few hours ago. The legislation will be hugely controversial in the territory, where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. Some of them say it will signal the end of hong kong. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres a Chinese Government spokesperson. Translation National Security is the bedrock of the countrys stability. Safeguarding National Security is the common interest of all people, including hong kong compatriots. One member of Hong Kongs Legislative Council from the pro D