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Hong Kong national security law (NSL)
Latest news and updates on Beijing’s national security law for Hong Kong. The legislation, which was passed by Beijing by promulgation on June 30, 2020, aims to prevent, stop and punish secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and foreign interference. Opposition politicians and critics warn it could be used to suppress dissent and erode freedom in the city. Read the full text of the law here
The Court of Final Appeal reviewed a challenge to law criminalising calls for election boycotts. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Hong Kong’s top court reviews law criminalising calls to boycott elections

Appellant warns ‘extraordinary’ ban blocks informed decisions before voting, while government argues it lies beyond constitutional review.

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Unemployed man gets suspended jail term for reposting call to boycott Legco poll

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Hong Kong earmarks additional HK$5 billion for national security

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3 suspects arrested over military drills appear in court on subversion charges

Wong Kit-lun, Tang Ngai-pok and Chan Hiu-chun charged with conspiracy to subvert state power.

West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Photo: Jelly Tse
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To ignore or condone the Jimmy Lais and Apple Dailies of the world is to encourage the hypocrisy and abuses seen in news reporting today.

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Wanted ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ member may be deported from Thailand

Zhang Xinyan arrested for overstaying visa and is reportedly set to be deported to mainland China.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong star vows to be ‘companion, not mentor’ to protesters arrested in 2019

Cantopop singer Hins Cheung makes pledge at event organised as part of youth rehabilitation programme at Hong Kong Museum of History.

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How Hong Kong crime films have adapted in the national security law era

From Donnie Yen’s The Prosecutor to Cold War 1994, recent Hong Kong police thrillers are navigating tightened censorship in ingenious ways.

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Hong Kong seeks to seize HK$56.5 million, 17 companies from jailed Jimmy Lai

Secretary for justice has applied to the High Court to seize Lai’s assets linked to national security offences.

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Ex-lawmaker convicted in Hong Kong 47 trial struck off medical register

Medical Council orders specialist urologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki, 64, to be removed indefinitely from General Register.

Kwok Ka-ki attends a Legislative Council session in 2017. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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
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‘Show patriotism through concrete actions,’ Xia Baolong tells businesspeople

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs also reminds the city to be adequately prepared for risks arising from current political tensions.

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 protests

Rehabilitation project open to all 2019 Hong Kong protest arrestees: Chris Tang

But security chief says authorities will still ‘act in accordance with the law’ when handling arrestees with clear evidence of alleged crimes.

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Anti-government protesters are detained by police during a demonstration in Causeway Bay in 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee
Jimmy Lai trial

Court to hold hearing in July on confiscating Jimmy Lai’s properties

Sixty-minute hearing set for July 8 to handle confiscation order that authorities say will ‘cut off funding chains’ for national security offences.

The Apple Daily building in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: May Tse
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Courts can be criticised; judgments can be contested. But legal analysis should not be influenced by geopolitical rivalry.

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Mainland China

Hong Kong authorities seek forfeiture order for properties tied to Jimmy Lai’s crimes

Confiscating properties will ensure they are not used to further threaten national security, government spokesman says.

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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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Police officers stand guard outside the Court of Appeal on February 23 as it delivers its verdict on 12 appeals related to the unofficial primary election held in Hong Kong in July 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Beijing summons US envoy in Hong Kong over alert on national security law changes

City authorities also issue statement after US consulate in Hong Kong warns citizens about new rule criminalising refusal to reveal phone passwords.

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Editorial | Rule changes will help Hong Kong better combat national security threats

The amendments, such as the one related to providing passwords for electronic devices, bring the city in line with other parts of the world that have such requirements.

Police officers outside court in West Kowloon on February 23, on the day the Court of Appeal delivered a verdict on a case involving conspiracy to commit subversion. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

‘Specified persons’ will be able to decrypt devices in national security cases

Security chief says amendments to implementation rules have not created new law enforcement powers.

The national security law’s implementation rules have recently been amended. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Hong Kong bookstore owner, 3 staff held for selling Jimmy Lai biography

Pong Yat‑ming, who founded Book Punch in 2020 in Sham Shui Po, detained along with three female employees for selling ‘seditious’ publications.

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Hong Kong courts

Jealous Hongkonger who threatened to burn 6 media newsrooms jailed for 1 year

Tse Chun-pan, 43, set up website for merchandise themed around 2019 protests and demanded media publish screenshots of seditious content in bid to frame rival.

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Hong Kong’s national security better protected with changes, experts say

Revisions that came into effect on Monday give police powers enjoyed in other jurisdictions and will speed up investigations, they say.

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The changes include empowering police to require a person under investigation to provide passwords or decryption methods for electronic equipment. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Hong Kong activist on trial for subversion calls one-party rule ‘regression’

Chow Hang-tung says advocating end to one-party rule not same as seeking to oust party, while judge challenges her characterisation of 1989 crackdown.

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Charges upgraded against two men accused of plotting to use explosives to coerce authorities or intimidate the public in pursuit of a political agenda.

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Hong Kong makes it illegal to deny device passwords in national security probes

Under amended rules to national security law, authorities can order removal of dangerous online messages but give assurance people’s daily lives unaffected.

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