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Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law

Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law
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All you need to know about Hong Kong’s domestic security law
Hong Kong national security law

All you need to know about Hong Kong’s domestic security law

Tracking the lead-up to the formulation of the bill, which has reached Legco for review.

Hong Kong police

AI poses new national security threat, outgoing deputy police chief warns

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong 999 callers can send real-time audio, video data from 2028: Chris Tang

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Hong Kong society

Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what city can promise in 5-year plan

Hong Kong’s openness is both a strength and a weakness, so it must build robust security frameworks to reap rewards of national development, experts say.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
Sources familiar with the government's thinking say Hong Kong's economic development is inextricably tied to national security issues. Photo: Jelly Tse
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park. Boosting its security infrastructure to ease cross-border data transfers is key to Hong Kong’s development as a tech hub, experts say. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong national security law

3 arrested for allegedly acting with seditious intent outside MTR station

Police spokesman says their acts were also suspected of smearing the force with the intention of inciting hatred against government and law enforcement agencies.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong student avoids jail for seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet

Leung Kai-lok, 19, is the first person to avoid a custodial sentence for violating the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Criticism of Hong Kong’s economy and rule of law is baseless

The city’s economic achievements and stability, underpinned by its security laws and an independent judiciary, speak for themselves.

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Hong Kong residents’ livelihoods and the city’s business environment have steadily improved. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong protests

Hongkonger, 19, guilty of sedition over commercial complex toilet graffiti

Leung Kai-lok scrawled graffiti inside a men’s toilet in China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui between July 17 and 21 last year.

US-China relations

US lets Hong Kong emergency expire but keeps preferential treatment restrictions

State Department says 2020 order remains in effect as city still lacks sufficient autonomy for different treatment from mainland China.

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Hong Kong national security law

5 Hong Kong booksellers arrested for alleged sedition released on bail

Suspects including Have A Nice Stay co-founder Sum Wan-wah released after earlier raids on bookstores selling alleged seditious material.

Police officers remove confiscated items after a raid on Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Hong Kong’s Prince Edward neighbourhood. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Booksellers must ensure titles don’t violate national security laws: Chris Tang

Security minister compares stores selling seditious books to vendors offering contaminated or poisonous food.

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Hong Kong police search independent bookstore Have a Nice Stay on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong national security laws must be continually improved, legal expert says

City ‘cannot put a full stop’ in improving legislation to address risks, Wang Zhenmin says, while highlighting harsher laws in US, UK and Singapore.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong duo admit joining pro-independence group ‘out of curiosity’, asylum bid

Chan Tai-sum, 27, and Ng Chi-tung, 25, plead guilty to secession conspiracy over Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union roles.

Hong Kong national security law

Exclusive | Repentant protesters will be given priority case review, minister says

Secretary for Security Chris Tang flags ongoing threats amid geopolitical tensions and need to continuously review and refine national security laws.

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Riot police make arrests after clashes with anti-government protesters at Polytechnic University on November 18, 2019. Photo: Winson Wong
Law

Legal Tales | Power of Hong Kong’s new national security regulation must be prudently deployed

The new powers conferred on the chief executive must be exercised in a way that is consistent with rights and freedoms entrenched in the Basic Law.

A large banner promoting the National Security Law displayed at Tsim Sha Tsui’s Star Ferry Pier in June 2020. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong national security law

City leader’s new national security powers will not affect appeals: minister

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says subsidiary laws provide greater clarity and certainty.

The Washington Post

Hong Kong slams Washington Post commentary on national security law changes

Editorial describes new mechanism allowing city leader to classify legal cases as national security ones as ‘repressive’.

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Hong Kong courts

Opinion | Why executive branches are best placed to gauge national security risks

Courts the world over sit on national security cases but defer to executive judgment on national security issues. Hong Kong is no different.

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Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attends the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 15. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong’s new national security regulation to be used rarely, ministers say

Legislative Council subcommittee completes scrutiny of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation.

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Hong Kong national security law

New Hong Kong law allows national security procedures to extend to older cases

Subsidiary legislation which introduces classification mechanism for ‘other offences endangering national security’ is gazetted on Tuesday.

Hong Kong courts

Man jailed for 10 months over seditious messages thrown from Hong Kong flat

Raymond Wong wrote offensive messages targeting police, judges and mainland residents and threw them out of his window.

Posters in Mong Kok promote National Security Education Day. Photo: Jelly Tse
John Lee

John Lee vows ‘prudent’ use of power to define national security offences

Leader rejects concerns over centralisation of power, citing ‘state players’, sensitive information and ‘special responsibility’ to safeguard security.

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Chief Executive John Lee. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong politics

Editorial | National security law refinement aims to clarify, plug loopholes

The move does not involve expanded powers but provides greater certainty in implementation of the law. It will not affect those who are law-abiding.

Hong Kong courts

Labourer remanded after admitting he tossed seditious messages from flat

Raymond Wong to be sentenced next month over calling for liberation of Hong Kong and death of judges, police and mainland Chinese.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong earmarks additional HK$5 billion for national security

Fresh allocation brings total funding to HK$18 billion over five years.

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The latest funding marks the third non-recurrent expenditure from the city government for national security spending. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong must stay watchful to protect its hard-won prosperity

During a ceremony marking National Security Education Day, leaders spoke of the need to be vigilant against various risks and challenges.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attends the opening ceremony and seminar of the National Security Education Day held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 15. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong retiree gets 1 year in jail for seditious social media comments

Raymond Chong, 61, pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Court to knowingly publishing 53 seditious Facebook posts that denigrated central and local authorities.

Hong Kong courts

Opinion | Let’s be clear: national security law update is not a power grab

The amendments clarify ambiguities, close loopholes and are neither more intrusive nor less lawful than comparable legislation elsewhere.

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