Shadow Legislature Passes First Law
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The Chinese-appointed provisional legislature passed its first law, pertaining to public holidays, drawing immediate protests from members of Hong Kong’s current legislature. “The provisional legislature is an unconstitutional structure, and they don’t have any legal foundation to pass laws for Hong Kong,” said Democratic Party lawmaker Andrew Cheng on Hong Kong radio. A spokesman for the Beijing-appointed government said it had the right to act. The provisional body will replace the current legislature when the colony returns to Chinese rule July 1.
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