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Hong Kong activists call for protests over security law as city marks handover anniversary

Carrie Lam toasts ‘success and affluence of our motherland’ at flag-raising ceremony as city awakes under shadow of new security laws

As Hong Kong awoke to the first day of life under new national security laws imposed by Beijing, activists have called on residents to defy a ban on protests and take to the streets.

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