Hong Kong Passes Surveillance Bill
Posted on: Saturday, 5 August 2006, 21:00 CDT
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's legislature on Sunday passed new laws regulating phone tapping and other surveillance measures, a move critics fear will curtail civil liberties in the former British colony now ruled by China.
The surveillance bill passed 32-0 early Sunday morning after a marathon debate that began Wednesday.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp staged a walkout after a sunset provision requiring the government to revisit the new measures later was defeated, government-owned radio RTHK reported.
The opposition holds 25 seats in the 60-member legislature. The bill has been largely expected to pass with backing from pro-government lawmakers who control the body.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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