Hong Kong national security law

E790074

PRC national law applied to Hong Kong controversial legislation national security law

The Hong Kong national security law is a sweeping piece of legislation imposed by China in 2020 that criminalizes acts deemed secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces, significantly curbing political freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	PRC national law applied to Hong Kong ⓘ controversial legislation ⓘ national security law ⓘ
allows	certain cases to be transferred to mainland Chinese jurisdiction ⓘ closed-door trials under specified circumstances ⓘ
appliesTo	non-permanent residents of Hong Kong ⓘ people in Hong Kong ⓘ permanent residents of Hong Kong ⓘ
articleCount	66 ⓘ
authorizes	freezing of assets related to suspected national security offences ⓘ police to conduct warrantless searches under certain conditions ⓘ
chapterCount	6 ⓘ
country	People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
criminalizes	collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security ⓘ secession ⓘ subversion ⓘ terrorist activities ⓘ
criticizedBy	European Union institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations human rights experts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong ⓘ
criticizedFor	curbing freedom of assembly ⓘ curbing freedom of expression ⓘ undermining the autonomy of Hong Kong ⓘ vague and broad definitions of national security offences ⓘ
dateEffective	2020-06-30 ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	2020-06-30 ⓘ
enactedBy	Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
extraterritorialScope	applies to offences committed outside Hong Kong by non-residents ⓘ
impact	arrests of prominent pro-democracy figures ⓘ closure of several independent media outlets in Hong Kong ⓘ dismantling of many pro-democracy organizations in Hong Kong ⓘ
imposedOn	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
legalBasisClaimedByPRC	Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumPenalty	life imprisonment ⓘ
officialName	Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
overrides	inconsistent Hong Kong local laws ⓘ
policyGoalClaimedByPRC	ensuring long-term stability of Hong Kong ⓘ safeguarding national security ⓘ
relatedTo	Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino–British Joint Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	Hong Kong government to strengthen national security education NERFINISHED ⓘ
restricts	bail for national security offences ⓘ
shortName	Hong Kong national security law NERFINISHED ⓘ NSL NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Civil Human Rights Front → opposes → Hong Kong national security law ⓘ