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Hong Kong passes Article 23 security law with sweeping powers

HONG KONG -- Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed comprehensive national security legislation by a unanimous vote on Tuesday, ushering the city into a new and uncertain legal era.

The law's many provisions allow, for example, authorities to detain and punish anyone found to have "intent" to endanger national security, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment -- the harshest possible sentence in the city's judicial system.

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