National anthem law to be implemented in Hong Kong, Macao

BEIJING -- China's top legislature on Saturday adopted decisions to apply the newly-adopted National Anthem Law in Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.

According to the decisions, the National Anthem Law, taking effect on Oct 1, will be included in Annex III of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Annex III in the Basic Law of the Macao SAR, which lists national laws to be applied in the two regions.