NZ to review Hong Kong relations over new security law

NZ to review Hong Kong relations over new security law
Paul McBeth
The government will review the policy settings of relations with Hong Kong due to China’s imposition of a new security law that expands the influence of Beijing over the semi-autonomous city.  Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who is recovering from keyhole surgery this morning, said the government remains deeply concerned about the imposition of the security legislation on Hong Kong, which came into effect on June 30. The legislation gives China’s central government greater powers to influence everyday life in the city, supplanting Hong K...

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