What do the new national security laws involve and how are they different from the one Beijing imposed in 2020?
Reflection of a man is seen on the glass, while a pedestrian footbridge in the background is adorned with China's and Hong Kong's flags as decorations for the celebration of National Day, in Hong Kong, China on Oct 3, 2023. , following a month-long public consultation that ended last week. City leaders want it to be swiftly passed, potentially within weeks.
The need for those specific laws is briefly stipulated in Article 23 of the Basic Law, the mini-constitutional document that has guided Hong Kong's relations with China since its handover from British colonial rule in 1997. The Bill creates a new sabotage offence of unlawfully using a computer or electronic system to endanger national security, punishable by 20 years in prison.China slams foreign criticism of upcoming Hong Kong's Article 23 national security law
Some analysts and diplomats fear that research into China's politics, economy and military and due diligence investigations into individuals and companies on the Chinese mainland - all traditionally carried out by some Hong Kong firms and academics - could stray into areas of state secrecy. Hong Kong's leader John Lee has said that the laws would meet international standards and protect Hong Kong's rights and freedoms.Yes. It has several old, vague and arcane laws from its days as a British colony that remain on the books.
It also created a provision where suspects could be sent for trial in the mainland, where the courts are under the control of the ruling Communist Party.
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