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Hong Kong government pushes for local national security legislation
In Hong Kong, the Secretary for Security Chris Tang said in February 2022 that the government planned to begin consultation efforts on Article 23 in May.
In April, Chief Executive-elect John Lee Ka-chiu told reporters that legislating Hong Kong’s own security law would be “one of the priorities” of his administration.
When being asked in a legislative council meeting, the authorities refused to disclose related head counts and expenses claiming national security as the reason.
Article 23 of the city’s Basic Law – which is different from the Beijing-imposed national security law – stipulates that the Hong Kong government shall enact its own laws to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition or subversion against the central government.
Source: Inmediahk; #April
https://bit.ly/3Jvhwpz
Hong Kong government pushes for local national security legislation
In Hong Kong, the Secretary for Security Chris Tang said in February 2022 that the government planned to begin consultation efforts on Article 23 in May.
In April, Chief Executive-elect John Lee Ka-chiu told reporters that legislating Hong Kong’s own security law would be “one of the priorities” of his administration.
When being asked in a legislative council meeting, the authorities refused to disclose related head counts and expenses claiming national security as the reason.
Article 23 of the city’s Basic Law – which is different from the Beijing-imposed national security law – stipulates that the Hong Kong government shall enact its own laws to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition or subversion against the central government.
Source: Inmediahk; #April
https://bit.ly/3Jvhwpz