China law requires Hong Kong to enact national security rules as soon as possible

China's proposed new legislation for Hong Kong requires the territory to quickly finish enacting national security regulations under its mini-constitution, the Basic law, according to a draft of the legislation seen by Reuters. China's parliamentary Vice Chairman Wang Chen was scheduled to give a speech explaining the new law later on Friday.

According to the legislation, China's parliament empowers itself to set up the legal framework and implementation mechanism to prevent and punish subversion, terrorism, separatism and foreign interference, "or any acts that severely endanger national security."