Constructive criticism won't breach Article 23, legal scholar believes
Michael Shum A leading legal scholar predicted there would not be many prosecutions about making critical opinions, saying constructive crit...
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Michael Shum A leading legal scholar predicted there would not be many prosecutions about making critical opinions, saying constructive crit...
Lawyers and consultants say the bulk of needed changes by international business sector were made after the 2020 Beijing-imposed national security law took effect.
Colonial-era offences once said to be ‘rather wide’ and a potential violation of a civil rights convention from 21 years ago are to stay on the books.
Government advisers disagree over need for press to have public interest defence in cases related to state secrets.
Webpage gives explanatory notes to security legislation and sedition offence, as well as 106 case summaries, including some of tycoon Jimmy Lai’s lawsuits.