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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 courts

Hong Kong national security police charge man over seditious social media posts

Mainland China

National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media posts

Hong Kong police

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

Andrew Kan discusses using AI to fight AI, ongoing threat of soft resistance and what lies ahead after retirement.

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Andrew Kan left the force on Monday after 35 years of service. Photo: Dickson Lee
Police search Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward in July. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

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

Security minister reveals timeline for upgrades to emergency call services, a day after new features announced in Hong Kong policy address.

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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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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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A woman was one of three people arrested on suspicion of acting with seditious intent. Photo: Silvia Siu
Anti-government protestors perform a sit-in at Prince Edward MTR station in 2019. Photo: Felix Wong
Flowers are placed outside one of the Prince Edward MTR exits in 2019. Photo: Edmond So
Police officers cordone off Tong Ming Street Park. Photo: Jelly Tse
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 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.

West Kowloon Court rejected a psychiatrist’s opinion that a mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used. Photo: Jelly Tse
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 is one of Asia's leading international financial centres. Photo: AFP
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.

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 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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Deng Zhonghua, president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, speaking at the seminar organised by the think tank on Tuesday. Photo: Elson Li
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.

The Wan Chai Courts building. Defence lawyers said the pair had been diagnosed with autism and were influenced by the disorder when they committed the offence. Photo: Jelly Tse
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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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.

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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.

Hong Kong passed new subsidiary legislation earlier this month to clarify the definition of national security offences by establishing a mechanism that vests certification power in the chief executive at any stage of proceedings. Photo: Jelly Tse
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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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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Secretary for Security Chris Tang (left) and Secretary for Justice Paul Lam speak to the media at the Legco building in Admiralty on Thursday. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

Pedestrians walk past a billboard for National Security Education Day in Sheung Wan in May last year. Photo: Eugene Lee
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.

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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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.

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok delivers a speech at the National Security Legal Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 15. Photo: Nora Tam
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.

National Security Education Day is promoted in Tsim Sha Tsui. The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance was enacted in 2024. Photo: Edmond So
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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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.

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