How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?
1 year ago

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Hong Kong passed a new national security law, the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine its role on the world stage and the liberties of its citizens. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, requires the city to enact a home-grown national security law. As proposed in the Safeguarding National Security Bill, the new law expands the government's power to stamp out future challenges to its rule, punishing treason and insurrection with up to life imprisonment. A leading media professional group, Hong Kong Journalists Association, pointed to some provisions involving state secrets that do not require proof of intent to harm national security.

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Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024
2 months ago

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The historic legislation for Basic Law Article 23, aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring Hong Kong's stability and development, has topped a list of the ten most significant policies by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in 2024. The other nine cover such events as the accelerated development of the Northern Metropolis, the continued trading …

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024
2 months ago

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The historic legislation for Basic Law Article 23, aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring Hong Kong's stability and development, has topped a list of the ten most significant policies by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in 2024. The other nine cover such events as the accelerated development of the Northern Metropolis, the continued trading …

Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law

Al Jazeera  

Judge dismisses bid for early release by man sentenced to five years in prision for ‘inciting secession’. A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed protester’s bid for early release in the first legal challenge to the Chinese territory’s recently enacted national security law. Ma Chun-man was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting secession” under a Beijing-decreed national …

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities
4 months, 1 week ago

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday said that it firmly supported Hong Kong's judiciary in sentencing the defendants convicted of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in accordance with the law. A spokesperson for the office said that the sentencing results demonstrated the …

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities
4 months, 1 week ago

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday said that it firmly supported Hong Kong's judiciary in sentencing the defendants convicted of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in accordance with the law. A spokesperson for the office said that the sentencing results demonstrated the …

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Al Jazeera  

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms. Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory’s largest national security case. Under Hong Kong’s Beijing-drafted national security law, defendants …

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory

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Jimmy Lai’s conviction is unjust, says former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Lai’s conviction is unjust, says former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten

The Independent  

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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for …

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security

The Diplomat  

On June 3, in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, performance artist Sanmu Chan wrote the Chinese characters for “8964”（八九六四）with his finger in the air. The Article 23 legislation complements the 2020 National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong and which has been used to arrest hundreds of persons. A significant aspect of these rounds of legislation …

Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
9 months ago

Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and now face up to life in prison. The judges wrote in their verdict last month that Tai had laid out plans to block city budgets by acquiring a legislative majority, calling it a “constitutional weapon …

Hong Kong charges two under new national security law
9 months ago

Hong Kong charges two under new national security law

The Hindu  

Hong Kong has charged two persons in the span of a week with "sedition" over social media posts and clothing slogans, under a new national security law. The legislation is Hong Kong's second national security law and follows the one imposed by Beijing in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests a year earlier. Au published the content intending to …

China stands against parties slandering HK national security law
9 months, 1 week ago

China stands against parties slandering HK national security law

China Daily  

On Friday, China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to relevant parties' slandering the national security law for Hong Kong and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and interfering in the special administrative region's rule of law. Countries, including the United States, and the European Union have expressed "concerns" over the move and the extraterritorial application of the national security law …

Hong Kong invokes a new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists, including Nathan Law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong invokes a new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists, including Nathan Law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government on Wednesday canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved abroad. The government said they have “absconded” to the U.K. Last year, police offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars each for information leading to their arrests and drew …

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong has hit back at a British judge who announced his resignation from the territory’s top court last week and expressed concern that the rule of law was in danger following the landmark conviction of 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists. Jonathan Sumption, one of two British judges who resigned from the Court of Final Appeal last week, wrote in …

US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The United States on Friday expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law, saying it’s taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on mainland Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for the implementation of the sweeping legislation. Miller urged the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities …

Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in largest national security trial
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in largest national security trial

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case

The Hindu  

A Hong Kong court on May 30 convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and topple the city’s leader by securing the legislative majority necessary to indiscriminately veto budgets. They were …

14 pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case, face life in jail
9 months, 3 weeks ago

14 pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case, face life in jail

India TV News  

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists, among the 47 advocates who were prosecuted in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial primary election, in the city's biggest national security case under the Beijing-imposed law that has seemingly wiped out public dissent. Critics say the case is another example of how the law is being …

How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Verdicts were handed down Thursday in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date, involving some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists and coming more than three years after the defendants’ arrests. In March 2020, Tai, a key organizer of the primary, said that obtaining a controlling majority in the legislature, which is typically dominated by the …

The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Activist Chan Po-ying is permitted only 15-minute daily visits to see her husband, Leung Kwok-hung, separated by a plexiglass barrier in a highly guarded Hong Kong jail. The government had warned there might be legal consequences, but Chan didn’t stop former pro-democracy legislator Leung from participating in an unofficial 2020 primary election that would lead to his …

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists

The Independent  

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After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict
9 months, 3 weeks ago

After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict

Al Jazeera  

The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, who were arrested in 2021, is the largest under the security law. A verdict is finally looming in Hong Kong’s longest running and largest national security trial of 47 pro-democracy legislators and political activists, with the defendants having together logged 39,000 days or some 108 years on remand even before the sentencing …

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts, in what were the first publicly known arrests under the city’s new national security law. But the page started publishing a series of posts to mark …

Hong Kong charges six people under homegrown national security law
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong charges six people under homegrown national security law

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest the group for ‘seditious’ social media posts under Article 23, which was pushed through in March. Hong Kong’s national security police have charged six people for allegedly seditious posts on Facebook, in the first arrests under a newly-enacted domestic security law. The domestic national security law came into force in March after pro-Beijing lawmakers passed it unanimously, nearly …

China tells Hong Kong to hold national security ‘tightly’ for development
11 months, 1 week ago

China tells Hong Kong to hold national security ‘tightly’ for development

The Independent  

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US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted, disappointing those fighting for the Chinese territory’s democracy and freedoms. “Moreover, it’s not entirely clear that any specific actions from Washington would prompt Beijing to …

Beneath the calm, Hong Kong’s new security law drives deeper, quieter changes
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Beneath the calm, Hong Kong’s new security law drives deeper, quieter changes

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — On the surface, life in Hong Kong after a broad new national security law recently took effect appears unchanged. Instead, there’s a deeper, quieter wave of adaptation underway among Hong Kong residents who are living under the threat of more extensive restrictions after the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance took effect on March 23. Those steps, taken even …

The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law

The Diplomat  

The push last month by Hong Kong to legislate a rigorous national security law, also known as the Article 23 legislation, within 12 days drew world-wide criticism. This development, aimed at embedding China’s national security edicts within Hong Kong’s legal framework, is a clear sign of eroding freedoms in a city once renowned for its autonomy and vibrant open society. …

HK legislation balances rule of law and development
11 months, 3 weeks ago

HK legislation balances rule of law and development

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The new law is comprehensive in that it integrates the substantive and procedural aspects of law as well as complements the National Security Law of Hong Kong, and identifies the offenses punishable under Article 23. First, by complementing the existing National Security Law and integrating it into Hong Kong's jurisdiction, the …

Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?

The Hindu  

On March 19th, the Hong Kong government passed a new national security law that has been criticised by several Western countries and rights groups The Safeguarding National Security law revises the existing regulations and penalties, and adds five new categories of offences — treason, insurrection, espionage and theft of state secrets, sabotaging national security, and external interference Some of these …

HK chief vows to boost national security education, economy
1 year ago

HK chief vows to boost national security education, economy

China Daily  

Lee says city will implement measures proposed in policy address and budget Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the special administrative region's government will focus on economic development following the enactment of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, while continuing public education and explaining the law. Speaking to reporters before a weekly Executive Council meeting, Lee …

HK chief vows to boost national security education, economy
1 year ago

HK chief vows to boost national security education, economy

China Daily  

Lee says city will implement measures proposed in policy address and budget Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the special administrative region's government will focus on economic development following the enactment of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, while continuing public education and explaining the law. Speaking to reporters before a weekly Executive Council meeting, Lee …

Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release
1 year ago

Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release

Deccan Chronicle  

Hong Kong, Mar 26 Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signalling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. Chief Executive John Lee said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance stipulates that people found guilty of endangering …

Prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release, Hong Kong leader says
1 year ago

Prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release, Hong Kong leader says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signaling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. AP AUDIO: Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release. Lee’s …

Hong Kong scraps early release for national security convicts
1 year ago

Hong Kong scraps early release for national security convicts

New Indian Express  

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that people convicted on national security charges would no longer be eligible for early release for good behaviour, under a new law enacted by the city's authorities over the weekend. "It's been made very clear that if a prisoner is serving a sentence in respect to his conviction of an offence endangering national …

Explained: What is Hong Kong’s new security law, and what does Article 23 specify
1 year ago

Explained: What is Hong Kong’s new security law, and what does Article 23 specify

The Hindu  

The story so far: Hong Kong’s new security law has drawn widespread criticism from several Western countries, the United Nations and human rights groups, which contend that the “rushed” legislation will further threaten freedom and empower the government to suppress dissent in the financial hub. “New legislation under Article 23 will bring a further devastating blow to the city’s autonomy, …

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns
1 year ago

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns

Al Jazeera  

The law, known as Article 23, has been criticised internationally over fears it could erode civil liberties. A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, came into at midnight …

Safeguard for Hong Kong's security and prosperity
1 year ago

Safeguard for Hong Kong's security and prosperity

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. After the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region unanimously passed the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance mandated by Article 23 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong on Tuesday, some Western figures, including those in the European Council, began attacking the legislation and questioning the business environment in Hong …

Security ordinance to safeguard HK's prosperity, stability
1 year ago

Security ordinance to safeguard HK's prosperity, stability

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The promulgation of Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong represents a watershed moment in the city's legal and political history, as it concludes years of political strife that has challenged the region's prosperity and stability. The havoc during the 2019 social unrest further exposes the national security risks confronting Hong Kong …

Security ordinance to safeguard HK's prosperity, stability
1 year ago

Security ordinance to safeguard HK's prosperity, stability

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The promulgation of Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong represents a watershed moment in the city's legal and political history, as it concludes years of political strife that has challenged the region's prosperity and stability. The havoc during the 2019 social unrest further exposes the national security risks confronting Hong Kong …

New law to safeguard HK's future development
1 year ago

New law to safeguard HK's future development

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY After years of discussions and anticipation, the Hong Kong Legislative Council finally passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill, as mandated by Article 23 of the Basic Law, on Tuesday, marking a pivotal moment in the history of the special administrative region. Safeguarding national security and passing laws based on Article 23 are a constitutional responsibility of the …

China blasts criticism of Hong Kong security law
1 year ago

China blasts criticism of Hong Kong security law

The Hindu  

China blasted critics of Hong Kong's new national security law on Wednesday, after Western powers and the United Nations said it would further curtail freedoms in the finance hub. Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian fired back on Wednesday, telling reporters that "attacks and smears" against the new Hong Kong law by other governments and outside groups were "doomed to …

The completion of Basic Law Article 23 legislation reflects the will of the people
1 year ago

The completion of Basic Law Article 23 legislation reflects the will of the people

China Daily  

Hong Kong will enact a new national security ordinance to address risks, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announces at a news conference on Jan 30, 2024. The legislative process for Article 23 of Hong Kong's Basic Law, which enjoys strong public support, is unfolding. I believe that the draft bill and proposed amendments put forward by the SAR government aim …

HK lawmaker: Western politicians' double standards on security law
1 year ago

HK lawmaker: Western politicians' double standards on security law

China Daily  

"National security laws are not something that's unique to Hong Kong, they are global standard," said Dominic Lee in Hong Kong's Legislative Council. The bill, also known as Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, seeks to prohibit five acts that endanger national security while updating provisions within existing laws. ".That is why I find it so hypocritical when Western politicians such as …

‘Slander’: China slams critics of Hong Kong’s new national security law
1 year ago

‘Slander’: China slams critics of Hong Kong’s new national security law

Al Jazeera  

As legislation prompts global criticism, China accuses UK in particular of having ‘deep-rooted mindset as a coloniser’. China has lashed out at international critics of Hong Kong’s national security law, accusing a number of countries of “slandering and smearing”. “China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to certain countries and institutions slandering and smearing Hong Kong’s national security regulations,” foreign …

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent
1 year ago

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent

The Hindu  

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law on March 19 that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. Since the bill was unveiled on March 8, a committee held daily meetings for a week, following an appeal …

Hong Kong passes draconian new national security law – in fresh crackdown on dissent
1 year ago

Hong Kong passes draconian new national security law – in fresh crackdown on dissent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong has passed a …

Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve Law That Gives Government More Power To Curb Dissent
1 year ago

Hong Kong Lawmakers Approve Law That Gives Government More Power To Curb Dissent

Huff Post  

Lawmakers raise their hands to vote after the second reading of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Hong Kong’s lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government more power to quash dissent in the southern Chinese city. via Associated Press HONG KONG — Hong Kong …

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?
1 year ago

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As Hong Kong passed a new national security law, the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine its role on the world stage and the liberties of its citizens. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, requires the city to enact a home-grown national security …

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