In other Hong Kong news, Ming Pao warns that Qiao Xiaoyang, chairman of the NPC Law Committee, risks forcing people onto the streets in protest after he stated that a nomination committee will be responsible for endorsing candidates ahead of Hong Kong chief executive elections in 2017.

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Lang Sheng, deputy head of the NPC's law committee, said further anti-corruption legislation would be one of the focal points of the congress's work in the coming years.

CNN: China's new president in corruption battle

NPC's standing committee could interpret any part of the Basic Law.

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