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The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security passed in 2020. [1] .
Hong Kong national security law may refer to: National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill 2003, a 2003 attempt to amend the Crimes Ordinance, the Official Secrets Ordinance and the Societies Ordinance pursuant to the obligation imposed by Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong.
The OSNS was established on 1 July 2020, as a result of the promulgation of the Hong Kong national security law. The law was, in contrast with the regular legislative process of the region, not passed by the local Legislative Council, but by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
Drafted on the basis of the Joint Declaration, the Basic Law lays out the basic policies of China on Hong Kong, including the "one country, two systems" principle, such that the socialist governance and economic system then practised in mainland China would not be extended to Hong Kong.
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According to Article 17 of the National Security Law, the duties and functions of the department shall be: 1. collecting and analysing intelligence and information concerning national security; 2. planning, coordinating and enforcing measures and operations for safeguarding national security; 3. investigating offences endangering national security;...
According to Article 43 of the National Security Law, the department is allowed to take the following actions: 1. search of premises, vehicles, vessels, aircraft and other relevant places and electronic devices that may contain evidence of an offence; 2. ordering any person suspected of having committed an offence endangering national security to s...
Head of National Security Department
Also Deputy Commissioner of Police (National Security) 1. Edwina Lau(3 July 2020 – 29 April 2023) 2. Andrew Kan(2 May 2023 – Incumbent)
Director of National Security
Also Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police 1. Frederic Choi(3 July 2020 – 11 August 2021) 2. Andrew Kan (December 2021 – 2 May 2023) 3. Kelvin Kong(2 May 2023 – Incumbent)
Assistant Commissioner of Police, National Security
1. Kelvin Kong (July 2020 – 2 May 2023) 2. Andrew Kan (August 2020 – December 2021) 3. Margaret Chiu (31 January 2022 – Incumbent) 4. 王忠巡 (April 2023 – Incumbent)
The National Security Department has accused and arrested dissenting voices in Hong Kong for "endangering" the national security, including pro-democracy politicians and protestors. Some websites were also reportedly banned by the department, including Hong Kong Watch. Police in the department had to be vetted to review the allegiance and loyalty t...
In 2022, journalists and members of the legal team representing media tycoon Jimmy Lai internationally received threatening messages purportedly from the Security Bureauand the national security wing of the Hong Kong Police Force. The Hong Kong police issued a statement condemning acts of impersonation and asked for more information from those invo...
The first attempt to implement the article was foiled by a massive street protest on 1 July 2003, when a half-million people marched through downtown Hong Kong. The law was pulled from consideration after division in the pro-Beijing camp and lost the majority of support in the legislature.
Hong Kong[e] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world.
