China gives go-ahead for security laws in Hong Kong

The wide-ranging laws, which include a ban on treason, secession, sedition and subversion – could now be in effect in a matter of weeks.

China’s parliament has given its go-ahead for a new set of security laws to be implemented in Hong Kong despite protests and international warnings.

The wide-ranging laws, which include a ban on treason, secession, sedition and subversion, could now be in effect in a matter of weeks.

Al Jazeera’s Adrian Brown reports from Hong Kong.