China's top legislature closes standing committee session

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, closed its 20th session Tuesday, adopting the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to promulgate the law.

The NPC Standing Committee also adopted a decision to add the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the HKSAR to the list of the national laws in Annex III to the HKSAR Basic Law.

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, attended the plenary and closing meetings of the session.