NSL: National Security Department NSD: the Hong Kong Police National Security Department
When a new National Security Law for Hong Kong went into effect on June 30, 2020, some observers believed it might serve more as a latent threat than an active tool. Many hoped both the Hong Kong government and Beijing might see the enactment of the law itself as a sufficient deterrent, a signal of Beijing’s resolve to turn the page on the widespread public protests in 2019.
Any hopes for restraint have, thus far, been dashed. In the nine months since the National Security Law (NSL) was passed, more than 90 people have been arrested under the new legislation. Though they have been charged with various breaches of national security ranging from inciting secession to terrorism, their primary crime appears to be peaceful criticism of the government. If found guilty, they face prison sentences that could stretch on for years, or even, in some cases, for life. The government has also used the la
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Emergence of serious breaches shows need for legal revisions By GANG WEN in Hong Kong | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-04-16 09:08 Share A view of the Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong. [Photo/Xinhua]
Recent serious national security cases, which resulted from legal loopholes in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, have proved the necessity of promulgating the National Security Law for Hong Kong, as the city marked the first National Security Education Day on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, the China Central Television news program Focus Report revealed the details of a national security case involving Henley Lee Hu Xiang, a Chinese businessman and citizen of Belize in Central America.
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A Hong Kong newspaper backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Friday denounced the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper for working for foreign powers and slandering the police force, suggesting official measures may be in the works to shut the paper down. Some media organizations continue to use their so-called fourth estate status to engage in collusion with foreign forces and incitement, the China-backed
Ta Kung Pao said in an opinion piece. Of these, the
Apple Daily is the worst and most egregious offender, it said.
The article was published a day after hints from Hong Kong officials that the national security law, which bans public criticism of the city s government and the CCP, would soon be having more of an impact on the media.