Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature is set to pass new security legislation, after the second reading of a proposed domestic security bill resumed earlier than expected. Members of the “all-patriots” legislature threw their weight behind the Safeguarding National Security Bill on Tuesday, when the proposed legislation required under Article 23 of the Basic Law was tabled for final rounds of comments before it is expected to be passed later on Tuesday without opposition. Article 23 of the Basic Law stipulates that the government shall enact laws on its own to prohibit acts that endanger nat…
