Hong Kong legislature passes third reading of national security bill

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday passed a third reading of a new national security bill which edged a step closer to being fully passed.

Nearly 90 lawmakers in the financial hub's largely pro-Beijing legislature are expected to vote through the bill intended to safeguard national security later on Tuesday.

(Reporting by James Pomfret, editing by Ed Osmond)

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