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Hong Kong’s Article 23 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.

Opinion | Hong Kong’s legal system needs reform to stay vibrant

No deadline set for charging 7,000 arrested over Hong Kong protests: Chris Tang

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Hong Kong inmate denied early release under security law ‘treated unfairly’

Adam Ma’s lawyers argue in court that Correctional Services Department failed to provide timely reasons in support of decision.

Adam Ma is serving a five-year jail term. Photo: Brian Wong

Hong Kong should scrap ‘panda economy’ focus as it is too ‘low end’: ex-minister

Anthony Cheung also says Hong Kong struggling to appeal to investors because it has been ‘projecting an image of a national security city’.

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Hong Kong court jails 2 ex-Stand News editors for up to 21 months for sedition

After already spending time in prison, Chung Pui-kuen will serve nine months, while Patrick Lam walked out of court a free man.

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Hong Kong judge urges ‘severe’ sedition penalties, jails 2 under Article 23 law

Chu Kai-pong and Chung Man-kit jailed for up to 14 months for displaying anti-government slogans.

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Chief Magistrate Victor So says the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance stipulates a maximum sentence for sedition that is more than triple the length of its now-repealed predecessor. Photo: Jelly Tse

Opinion | Despite setbacks, Hong Kong is still the best place to do business

The exit of foreign firms and falling property prices shouldn’t overshadow the city’s resilient growth, access to the rest of China, and support for innovation.

Hong Kong man pleads guilty over wearing clothes with seditious slogans

Conviction for wearing T-shirt with words ‘Free Hong Kong, liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’ is first under Article 23 law.

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Hong Kong court reduces jail terms for 4 students who praised attack on police

Court of Appeal finds trial judge had set too high a sentence and reduces university students’ jail terms from two years to 15 months.

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The site outside Sogo in Causeway Bay where a man stabbed a police officer in 2021. The attacker, who later killed himself, was praised by the defendants. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war

Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.

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Ukrainian rescuers try to extinguish a fire following a missile attack in the city of Lviv last week. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and the two countries have been at war ever since. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Why national defence education would benefit Hong Kong

National defence education is being advanced in mainland China, and Hong Kong must keep up. It could also help toughen up the city’s teens.

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Hong Kong trade offices, academic exchange targeted in bills passed by US House

Republican-led measure cutting Homeland Security funds for schools follows efforts to decouple Sino-American cooperation in education.

Hong Kong, Beijing slam US advisory on security law as ploy to hurt economy

China’s foreign ministry arm in the city also demanded Washington lift all sanctions and stop its interference of local affairs.

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A minister has defended the introduction of national security legislation following criticisms from the US. Photo: Felix Wong

US warns of ‘new and heightened risks’ in Hong Kong due to security laws

The multi-agency Hong Kong Business Advisory said that a security ordinance passed in March could affect businesses and individuals operating in the city.

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A wanted poster of fugitive activist Nathan Law Kwun-chung, whose passport was cancelled under the city’s domestic national security law. The US has warned that Hong Kong’s new security ordinance increases risks to businesses and individuals operating there. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong police officers ‘shocked’ only 1 in ‘Dragon Slaying’ plot found guilty

Junior Police Officers’ Association chairman says acquittal of six defendants could lead to misconceptions about criminal liability.

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Hong Kong police arrest 2 for alleged sedition over fake suicide note

Man, 41, and woman, 28, apprehended for allegedly acting with seditious intent and violating city’s domestic national security law.

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Hong Kong politics and high costs hit overseas business confidence: survey

German Chamber of Commerce survey finds problems include wariness at headquarters back home over effects of domestic national security law.

The high cost of office and housing in Hong Kong is affecting business confidence, a survey has found. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong should ‘export’ governance expertise to mainland cities: China scholar

Chief Executive’s Policy Group member Zheng Yongnian says city can use globally recognised practices to buttress role in national development.

Hong Kong government hits out at ex-governor Patten for criticising Lai ruling

Authorities condemn Chris Patten for remarks about British judge who dismissed appeal by media mogul over conviction for taking part in banned march.

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Hong Kong court grants jailed activist last chance to appeal sedition conviction

But court jettisons Tam Tak-chi’s contention that law imposes excessive restriction on right to free speech.

Tam Tak-chi has been detained since September 2020. Photo: Sam Tsang

Opinion | The world is indeed open to hearing about the real Hong Kong

While the government has urged people to tell the world good stories about Hong Kong, we must be frank about the city’s challenges too.

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In an era of great-power rivalry, Hong Kong must carefully navigate the evolving multipolar environment to preserve its unique status and continue thriving. Photo: Eugene Lee

Beijing official meets US envoy in Hong Kong, slams ‘recent negative remarks’

Meeting follows claims from US Consul General Gregory May that Hong Kong’s special status only exists on economic front.

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2 men held under Hong Kong’s domestic security law to plead guilty

Au Kin-wai, 58, and Chu Kai-pong, 27, to plead guilty to publishing offensive material online and wearing seditious clothing respectively.

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National security push ongoing, Hong Kong leader says ahead of exhibition launch

Chief Executive John Lee also says stability push should be on equal footing with economic development during ceremony for new national security exhibition.

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The exhibition will cover the concept of national security, and its related laws, as well as outline the central government’s support for Hong Kong. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Opinion | Resuming Hong Kong-West extradition pacts would be in everyone’s interest

Current impasse between Hong Kong and Western nations – though limited – can benefit only criminals in the long term.

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Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung talks about Hong Kong’s connections with international police forces, at the SCMP offices in Causeway Bay on Juily 25. Photo: Dickson Lee

2 Hong Kong June 4 activists say early release denied for being ‘unremorseful’

Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong say Correctional Services Department decided to push back their release dates by 1½ months.

Exclusive | No protest requests in Hong Kong rejected since 2022: security chief Chris Tang

Security chief says Hongkongers may have resisted protesting in recent years as authorities offered more effective channels for registering views.

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Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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