Coming from the recent pro-democracy protests that lasted more than two months late last year, two Hong Kong delegates to China's parliament are seeking to implement mainland security laws  to counter demonstrations and civil unrest should these arise again in the future.

The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong staged mostly by students and which ran for more than two months shut down major parts of the Chinese-controlled city, affecting businesses and testing China's tolerance for the demonstrators.

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It has been more than a decade since Hong Kong tried to pass national security legislation in 2003, when half a million people took to the streets, a key legislator withdrew his support, and the Chinese government had no choice but to withdraw its proposal.

Stanley Ng, chairman of the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, said his proposal was an offshoot of the "Occupy Central" protests, the absence of national security laws, and Hong Kong's failure to pass laws dealing with foreign intervention and secession.

Another delegate to the National People's Congress, Peter Wong, said he fully supported Ng's proposal and said it's about time that the legislators pass laws addressing security issues and protecting Hong Kong from the intervention of 'foreign forces.'

The two delegates said part of the issues they are pushing in the parliament is to provide for penalties and punishments to the 'foreign forces' intervening in China's internal affairs.

Hong Kong, a former colony of Britain, was handed over to China in 1997 under a 'one country, two systems' form of governance. This policy has given Hong Kong more autonomy and freedom than the mainland.

Part of this political set-up is the 2017 election of Hong Kong's leader with China choosing the candidates to be nominated by the people.

This policy has infuriated pro-democracy students, activists, and the opposition who wanted full democratic elections in choosing their leader. This anger had prompted the students to take to the streets and established 'Occupy Central.'

The Hong Kong pro-democracy protests ended after two months with no resolution of the protesters' demands. China stood its ground and deployed thousands of police officers to destroy the protesters' makeshift tents blocking major roads and arrest the leaders.

More than 100 protesters were arrested and detained by the police. They are now facing multiple charges.

The annual National People's Congress (NPC) will begin in Beijing next month.

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