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Hong Kong proposes new law empowering chief executive to certify criminal acts as national security offenses

The Hong Kong Legislative Council’s panels on Security, and Administration of Justice and Legal Services (the “Panels”) on Monday proposed a new “subsidiary legislation” under Arti...

Hong Kong Proposal Would Let Chief Executive Determine National Security Crimes

The Hong Kong government on Monday, June 8 proposed introducing subsidiary legislation under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The proposal would authorize the Chief Ex...

Hong Kong Plans New Power to Certify National Security Cases, Raising Legal Concerns

The Hong Kong government plans to introduce subsidiary legislation under its existing national security laws that would allow the Chief Executive to issue certificates determining...

New Hong Kong law allows national security procedures to extend to older cases

Hong Kong’s new legislation enables certain criminal cases to be retroactively brought under national security procedures even if the alleged offences occurred before the 2020 nati...

Hong Kong: Beijing Tightens Social Control

Click to expand Image A prison van believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai leaving West Kowloo...

Hong Kong slams Washington Post commentary on national security law changes

Hong Kong authorities have hit out at The Washington Post for making “groundless allegations” about amendments to the city’s home-grown national security law in an editorial, while...

Hong Kong national security laws must be continually improved: ex-Beijing official

Hong Kong’s national security laws must be continually improved to address risks and close loopholes amid geopolitical tensions, a former senior mainland Chinese official overseein...

John Lee vows ‘prudent’ use of power to define national security offences

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to exercise prudence and seriousness when defining national security offences under new legislation, dismissing concerns about a centralisation of po...

Power of Hong Kong’s new national security regulation must be exercised prudently

The recent enactment of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation has generated significant interest and commentary on Hong Kong’s legal landscape. It is r...

National security certification power won’t affect appeals: Hong Kong justice chief

As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achiev...

Hong Kong’s National Security Budget Swells to HK$18 Billion Since 2020

The hefty new budget has renewed criticism over government transparency as many Hong Kongers warn that civil liberties continue to erode under Beijing’s tightening control

Hong Kong’s new national security regulation to be used rarely, ministers say

Hong Kong’s new legislation allowing certain criminal cases to be handled under national security procedures is expected to be used only rarely, with the city leader typically issu...

China’s Countering Improper Foreign Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Regulation Blocked EU’s Extraterritorial Data Acquisit...

Written by Jeremy MEI Ziyang LLM student at Wuhan University Visiting student at Singapore Management University I. Background On 15 May this year, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of Chi...

China’s new investment law asserts control over offshore tech transfers in landmark move

China has enacted a sweeping overseas-investment law that aims to safeguard national interests against trade barriers and unauthorised use of advanced technology abroad, though ana...

Rights watchdog warns Hong Kong governance restructure tightens social control

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Monday that Beijing has restructured Hong Kong’s governance in a way that reduces accountability and tightens social control. The new system answ...

Hong Kong booksellers arrested for alleged security law violations

Booksellers must ensure titles don’t violate national security laws: Chris Tang

Hong Kong’s security chief has warned that booksellers are responsible for ensuring their titles do not violate national security legislation, a day after police raided two indepen...

China Just Gave Itself Permission to Come After People Outside Its Borders — Here’s Why That Should Raise Alarms

On July 1, a new Chinese law quietly goes into effect that’s raising eyebrows far beyond Beijing. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress isn’t just another domestic policy...

Taiwan Officials Warn CCP’s New Ethnic Unity Law ‘Legalizes Transnational Repression’

China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law officially came into effect on July 1. Taiwanese national security officials say the legislation is the world’s first law to institu...

Hong Kong eyes secure storage of ride-hailing data for national security

Hong Kong transport authorities will “actively explore” the secure storage of ride-hailing data ahead of new regulations for the industry due to take effect in August, as part of e...

Xi Jinping Just Made It a Crime to Be Taiwanese

China’s attack on Taiwan has already started – with the Ethnic Unity Law as a weapon.

Hong Kong Woman Charged 6 Years After 2019 Protest as National Security Cases Expand

A 21-year-old woman who returned to Hong Kong from Australia has been charged by authorities over allegations that she possessed laser devices and spray paint in 2019. She has been...

What is left of Hong Kong's rule of law?

China accuses US of power abuse with expanded blacklist of Chinese firms

Beijing has warned of a resolute response to the Pentagon’s newly expanded blacklist of Chinese companies, accusing Washington of using national security as a pretext to curb the d...