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A new order now mandates that students from the prestigious University of Hong Kong will be required to take a course on Beijing’s national security law in order to graduate. The new rule shows the growing influence of Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the city. The course, which will be taught online, is titled ‘Introduction to the Constitution, the Basic Law and the National Security Law’ is now a graduation requirement at the University of Hong Kong from the upcoming academic year. “This course will be conducted in a self-directed learning approach. Students can take the course...