Chinese Parliament has endorsed a national-security law for Hong Kong that has sparked a new round of street protests and international criticism over concerns the move could end the territory’s unique status. (18 PHOTOS)
PHOTO PACKAGE: Hong Kong Street Protests
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People take cover as riot police use pepper spray projectile during a protest as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
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Riot police disperse anti-government protesters during a lunch time protest in Central, as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
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Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a lunch time protest as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
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Police stand guard on a road to deter pro-democracy protesters from blocking roads in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on May 27, 2020, as the city’s legislature debates over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. Hong Kong police cast a dragnet around the financial hub's legislature on May 27, firing pepper-ball rounds and arresting hundreds as they stamped down on protests against a bill banning insults to China's national anthem. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)