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(Reuters) – Two Hong Kong delegates to China’s parliament are pushing to implement mainland security laws months after pro-democracy protesters shut down major parts of the Chinese-controlled city, broadcaster RTHK said on Sunday.<\/div>
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The last time Hong Kong tried to pass national security legislation was in 2003 when half a million people took to the streets, a key lawmaker withdrew his support and the government was forced to withdraw its proposal.<\/div>
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Stanley Ng, chairman of the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, said his proposal was triggered by the so-called “Occupy Central” protests, Hong Kong’s failure to pass its own national security laws and its lack of laws addressing foreign intervention and secession.<\/div>
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A second Hong Kong delegate to China’s rubber-stamp National People’s Congress, Peter Wong, said he supported the proposal, RTHK said.<\/div>
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Hong Kong, a vibrant former British colony, returned to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formula that gives it more autonomy and freedom than the mainland and a goal of universal suffrage<\/div>
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But Beijing’s refusal to grant a fully democratic election for the city’s leader in 2017 infuriated pro-democracy activists and politicians, prompting the Occupy protests.<\/div>
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Government officials have repeatedly accused foreign forces of instigating the unrest.<\/div>
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The annual NPC meeting is scheduled to begin in Beijing in March.<\/div>
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