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news Scmp World 2026-06-16

China to discuss shared jurisdiction for new Hong Kong border crossing

The National People's Congress will review a legislative bill allowing Hong Kong to exercise jurisdiction within part of the redeveloped Huanggang Port.


China’s top legislative body will discuss a bill next week to authorise Hong Kong’s jurisdiction over part of the redeveloped Huanggang Port in Shenzhen that will adopt a “co-location” arrangement when it opens next month. Meetings to be held by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee between June 23 and 26 in Beijing were announced on Tuesday after its chairman, Zhao Leji, chaired a discussion at the Great Hall of the People in the capital. According to state news agency Xinhua, the.....

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