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- The proposed subsidiary legislation would let Hong Kong’s chief executive label criminal cases as national-security matters, binding courts.
- The draft was gazetted before LegCo debate using a negative-vetting process and now awaits approval.
- Officials say the measure creates no new offences or penalties and will not affect daily life.
- Legal scholars warn the power could undermine judicial independence by allowing the chief executive to issue certificates after convictions.
