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The Constitution

The Constitution is the fundamental and supreme law of the country

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The Hong Kong Basic Law

The Hong Kong Basic Law is the constitutional document of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region‚ China

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The Hong Kong National Security Law

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (NSL) has been implemented in Hong Kong since 23:00 on 30 June 2020

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Offences of the Hong Kong National Security Law

- Secession

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- Terrorist Activities

- Collusion with a Foreign Country or with External Elements to Endanger National Security

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News on the Hong Kong National Security Law

HK News from 2023 to 2024

2023 - 2024 News Archives

  1. National security law: Hong Kong to pass legislative amendment ‘in months’ to ban British lawyer from Jimmy Lai trial, after Beijing ruling - News in January 2023

  2. Beijing’s interpretation of Hong Kong national security law likely to be a one-off, sources say - News in January 2023

  3. Woman, 22, arrested for setting up shrine at scene of 2021 ‘lone wolf’ knife attack on police officer - News in January 2023

  4. National security law: Hong Kong court allows retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen to attend funeral of Pope Benedict while under investigation for alleged collusion - News in January 2023

  5. Justice minister vows to defend Hong Kong’s legal system from any ‘escalated attacks’ by Western nations ahead of key national security court cases - News in January 2023

  6. Jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital, publisher of Apple Daily, to be delisted from Hong Kong stock exchange next week - News in January 2023

  7. Hong Kong man jailed for 8 months over seditious social media posts praising national anthem blunder, promoting separatism - News in January 2023

  8. National security law: Hong Kong should impose blanket ban on foreign lawyers taking on cases, pro-Beijing heavyweight says - News in January 2023

  9. Hong Kong protests: 2 former top editors of now-closed Stand News have case to answer over allegedly seditious articles, judge rules - News in January 2023

  10. Now-defunct Stand News portal did not censor articles by bloggers even if ‘radical’ views on Hong Kong expressed, court hears - News in January 2023

  11. Beijing and Hong Kong hit back after UK asks city to stop ‘targeting’ media tycoon Jimmy Lai; Asia minister meets his legal team in London - News in January 2023

  12. Committee backs Hong Kong government bid to ban overseas counsel from national security cases - News in January 2023

  13. Ex-chief editor denies Stand News promoted ‘radical’ Hong Kong opposition views, court hears - News in January 2023

  14. Beijing hits back at Britain over report on Hong Kong, calls it ‘a piece of waste paper’ that should be ‘swept into dustbin of history’ - News in January 2023

  15. National security law: Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong legal team distances itself from ‘international’ counterparts under fire from Beijing for meeting UK official - News in January 2023

  16. ‘Dare to fight and win’: Beijing’s national security chief in Hong Kong takes reins at liaison office, vows to help steer city toward prosperity - News in January 2023

  17. ‘A man who understands Hong Kong’: Beijing’s new liaison office head vows to bridge communication between city and central authorities - News in January 2023

  18. Hong Kong’s Article 23 security law to be passed ‘hopefully by this year’, city leader says, while revealing aim to also lift all Covid rules including mask mandate - News in January 2023

  19. Hong Kong protests: prosecutors seek to overturn acquittals of 13 defendants on rioting charges, including 9 who already left city - News in January 2023

  20. Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 for producing allegedly seditious books on 2019 protests, selling them at fair - News in January 2023

  21. Re-elected head of Hong Kong Bar Association argues ban on overseas lawyers in national security trials not in line with ‘administration of justice and rule of law’ - News in January 2023

  22. Letters | Dual mechanism of national security law exemplifies ‘one country, two systems’ - News in January 2023

  23. Legislation to block overseas lawyers from Hong Kong national security trials could be in force within 6 months, justice secretary says - News in January 2023

  24. China accuses US consul of ‘maliciously abusing Hong Kong’s national security law’ with comments on lawyer ruling - News in January 2023

  25. President of Hong Kong’s legislature slams UK parliamentary group for rescinding seminar invitation to Hong Kong politicians - News in January 2023

  26. Hong Kong schools pledge to stay alert, terminate contracts, vet speeches in safeguarding national security on campus - News in January 2023

  27. Hong Kong martial arts coach pleads guilty to inciting subversion for urging people to join ‘ghost-killer squad’ - News in February 2023

  28. Trial of 47 Hong Kong opposition figures: 2 decide to plead guilty to charges under national security law over 2020 unofficial primary poll - News in February 2023

  29. Hong Kong national security trial: prosecutors accuse 47 opposition figures of plotting to turn legislature into ‘lethal constitutional weapon’ against Beijing - News in February 2023

  30. Hong Kong’s stability and livelihood could have been ‘gravely affected’ by 2020 unofficial primary scheme, court hears - News in February 2023

  31. Hong Kong 47: suspected airgun attack on court where group faces subversion charges triggers huge police response - News in February 2023

  32. Founder and member of pro-independence group jailed for 5 years under Hong Kong’s national security law for inciting ‘armed revolution’ - News in February 2023

  33. Middle Eastern businessmen shrug off Western concerns over Hong Kong’s national security law, city’s deputy justice minister says - News in February 2023

  34. Hong Kong’s 47 in national security law case: defence barrister complains of trial’s ‘notoriety’, difficulty in securing expert witnesses - News in February 2023

  35. Hong Kong 47: opposition camp held unofficial primary to wield ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in Legco, organiser tells court - News in February 2023

  36. Hong Kong property developers dismiss investor confidence fears over national security law clauses in land sale documents - News in February 2023

  37. Hong Kong leader John Lee shrugs off concerns over slump in property stocks, says security clauses in land sales documents not an issue - News in February 2023

  38. Hong Kong leader John Lee doubles down on passing Article 23 national security law this year or next - News in February 2023

  39. Hong Kong 47: court told Hong Kong opposition split over how to choose best candidates in 2020 unofficial primary - News in February 2023

  40. Hong Kong protests: IT engineer gets 40 months’ jail for transport of more than 24kg of flammable chemicals in foiled 2021 bomb plot - News in February 2023

  41. Hong Kong courts will need chief executive’s permission to accept foreign lawyers for national security cases as part of legal changes triggered by Jimmy Lai’s trial - News in February 2023

  42. Little chance Jimmy Lai will get his overseas counsel choice for Hong Kong national security trial, pro-Beijing legal experts say - News in February 2023

  43. Hong Kong construction worker jailed for 26 months for inciting peers to make guns and possessing gunpowder materials - News in February 2023

  44. Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong lays down ‘3 red lines’ for America’s local envoy, prompting defiant consulate response - News in February 2023

  45. Hong Kong martial arts instructor behind ‘ghost-killer squad’ sentenced to 5 years in jail for inciting subversion - News in February 2023

  46. ‘Threat’ of prison visitors instilling anti-government sentiment will be investigated, Hong Kong security chief says - News in February 2023

  47. China’s ‘two sessions’ 2023: Hong Kong delegates urged to take more active role in developing Greater Bay Area, countering Western accusations - News in March 2023

  48. Hong Kong ‘set to thrive’, Chinese premier says as he pledges Beijing’s support and points to Greater Bay Area opportunities - News in March 2023

  49. Top Beijing official tells Hong Kong’s John Lee to ‘nip’ national security risks in the bud, warns of ‘destructive forces’ in city - News in March 2023

  50. Hong Kong 47: some defendants ‘dragged’ into legal trouble over unofficial primary by ‘populist’ party leaders, court hears - News in March 2023

  51. Hong Kong 47: witness tells court 2020 opposition primary plan turned into ‘insane’ proposal for ‘mutual destruction’ - News in March 2023

  52. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s son and London lawyers accused of abuse of UN after appeal to human rights council over collusion trial - News in March 2023

  53. Exclusive | Hong Kong Bar Association to go on ‘ice-breaking’ trip to Beijing after being frozen out for 5 years - News in March 2023

  54. China’s foreign ministry will ‘resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, safety and development interests’ in diplomatic work related to Hong Kong - News in March 2023

  55. Hong Kong national security law: proposed legal change giving city leader final say on role of foreign lawyers in cases won’t be retrospective - News in March 2023

  56. Beijing’s overhaul of its top Hong Kong affairs office will lead to more effective policy work, city leader John Lee says, insists ‘high degree of autonomy’ won’t be undermined - News in March 2023

  57. Foreign lawyers in national security cases still face Hong Kong’s immigration laws even if proposed vetting mechanism is not retrospective: deputy justice minister - News in March 2023

  58. Hong Kong protests: 3 jailed for up to 10 months in final chapter of seditious book trial - News in March 2023

  59. Hong Kong national security law: former opposition lawmaker Albert Ho ‘arrested on suspicion of perverting course of justice’ - News in March 2023

  60. Former opposition lawmaker Albert Ho remanded in custody after arrest by Hong Kong national security police on suspicion of perverting course of justice - News in March 2023

  61. Hong Kong 47: AbouThai founder cuts ties with ‘yellow economic circle’ as he vows to support city, nation - News in March 2023

  62. Hong Kong’s biggest lawyer group to voice concerns over national security law’s application during visit to mainland China next week - News in March 2023

  63. Hong Kong still has its edge as legal hub, says deputy justice minister Horace Cheung after visit to Europe, Thailand - News in March 2023

  64. Hong Kong 47: HK$150,000 reward offered for leads on suspected airgun attack on subversion trial court - News in March 2023

  65. University graduate gets 5 months’ jail in Hong Kong for seditious online comments magistrate likens to ‘setting a time bomb’ - News in March 2023

  66. National security police arrest woman over online posts allegedly advocating Hong Kong independence and provoking hatred towards authorities - News in March 2023

  67. Unofficial primary election organiser blamed for nurturing ‘radical’ activists in Hong Kong by former ally - News in March 2023

  68. National security law’s effects undercut Hong Kong freedoms, says US government report, citing arrests of Cardinal Zen and Jimmy Lai - News in April 2023

  69. Hong Kong national security law: Beijing slams ‘bully’ US over annual report to Congress - News in April 2023

  70. Hong Kong national security law: small number of people arrested or convicted in 3 years, justice chief says - News in April 2023

  71. Hong Kong to mark National Security Education Day with activities all over city, while children will be given picture books - News in April 2023

  72. National anthem blunder: Hong Kong sports sector lawmaker denies report of his exit from role in ice hockey body over latest song mix-up - News in April 2023

  73. Crowdfunding and national security: Hong Kong groups say government did not consult enough on proposal to tighten rules - News in April 2023

  74. Hong Kong national security law: city leader won’t offer explanation if foreign lawyers barred from trials, justice minister says - News in April 2023

  75. Hong Kong lawmaker questions ‘indirect’ ways used in government-funded drive to boost city’s alignment with mainland China and national security law knowledge - News in April 2023

  76. Ex-members of disbanded union apply to hold Labour Day rally in Hong Kong in test of political freedom - News in April 2023

  77. Human rights in Hong Kong must be preserved under city’s own national security law, Bar Association group tells top Beijing legal official - News in April 2023

  78. Jimmy Lai asks Hong Kong court to intervene after government rules allowing UK lawyer on defence team would likely undermine national security - News in April 2023

  79. Top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs urges city to use Communist Party theories to solve issues ahead of 6-day trip - News in April 2023

  80. Beijing’s top official for Hong Kong affairs signals ‘confidence’ in the city’s future prospects and highlights Lee administration’s work - News in April 2023

  81. Independent judiciary key to Hong Kong upholding status as finance, dispute resolution hubs, Bar Association tells Beijing officials - News in April 2023

  82. District councils to be purely advisory bodies formed by patriots, Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong quoted as saying - News in April 2023

  83. Hong Kong students mark National Security Education Day with nunchuck martial arts performance - News in April 2023

  84. Hong Kong national security law: protesting not the only way to express views, Beijing’s top man on city affairs says as he urges residents to focus on economy - News in April 2023

  85. Protect Hong Kong’s internet, financial security or risk ‘battleground without gunfire’, city’s Paul Chan warns - News in April 2023

  86. Education fund requires Hong Kong schools to add termination clauses in contracts to guard against breach of national security law - News in April 2023

  87. Why did Beijing’s point man for Hong Kong zoom in on the economy? It’s a bid to de-emphasise political squabbles, analysts say, as Xia Baolong continues charm offensive during visit - News in April 2023

  88. Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong concerned about post-pandemic survival of SMEs, but upbeat on city’s economic future - News in April 2023

  89. Remain vigilant over national security risks, guard against ‘colour revolution’ violence, Hong Kong leader John Lee says after top Beijing official’s visit - News in April 2023

  90. 28 meetings in 6 days: what was Beijing’s point man’s visit to Hong Kong all about? Cool towards politics and hot on economy? Unpacking the Xia Baolong tour - News in April 2023

  91. Hong Kong prosecutors will be allowed to appeal against acquittals in some national security cases in Court of First Instance under proposed change - News in April 2023

  92. Former Hong Kong leader CY Leung accuses pro-Beijing lawmakers of lacking ‘fighting spirit’ to take on activists overseas - News in April 2023

  93. Hong Kong protests: ‘irresponsible’ to downplay safety risks of rallies, security chief Chris Tang warns after May 1 event organiser urges authorities not to exaggerate matter - News in April 2023

  94. Hong Kong rally requests should be carefully vetted to protect national security, freedoms, John Lee says ahead of planned Labour Day protest - News in April 2023

  95. Hong Kong’s Audit Commission demands city libraries step up efforts to root out books ‘manifestly contrary’ to national security - News in April 2023

  96. Hong Kong still faces underlying threats from ‘soft confrontations’, warns outgoing head of police’s National Security Department - News in April 2023

  97. Being patriotic requires ‘extra effort’ by Hongkongers who grew up in colonial era, city’s top Catholic cleric says - News in April 2023

  98. Hong Kong national security law: court to rule within month whether to review decision to block overseas lawyer from defending Jimmy Lai - News in April 2023

  99. Lawyers for Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai say tycoon denied fair trial, subject to persecution in bid to close national security case - News in May 2023

  100. Hong Kong national security police seize ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue in connection with subversion case - News in May 2023

  101. Hong Kong national security law: teen behind bomb plot pleads guilty to terrorism charge, 5 others admit to conspiring to cause explosions - News in May 2023

  102. Hong Kong security chief says seizing of ‘Pillar of Shame’ unrelated to coming Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary - News in May 2023

  103. Hong Kong national anthem blunder: end row and focus on improvement, sports minister warns 2 warring bodies over ice hockey drama - News in May 2023

  104. Televised session where Hong Kong’s John Lee takes questions from lawmakers to be revamped to focus on specific policies, ‘unleash potential of patriots’ - News in May 2023

  105. UK official Dominic Johnson’s visit shows Hong Kong values cooperation, John Lee says, but warns of ‘certain countries’ acting to ‘serve political interests’ - News in May 2023

  106. Hong Kong 47: witness admits giving recordings from meeting on unofficial primary to police, says group’s goals went against ‘society’s interests’ - News in May 2023

  107. Hong Kong seeks to extend law to ban online desecration of city’s flag and emblem - News in May 2023

  108. Hong Kong national security law: legislature passes bill allowing government to ban overseas lawyers from cases - News in May 2023

  109. China won’t ‘back down’ on issues of sovereignty, development, Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong tells lawmakers during unprecedented meeting - News in May 2023

  110. Hong Kong’s judiciary condemns call by US panel for sanctions on 29 judges who hear national security cases - News in May 2023

  111. Beijing vows support for Hong Kong judges after US congressional advisers call for sanctions - News in May 2023

  112. Hong Kong 47 trial: court hears Facebook profile set up by police used to post provocative comment on accused’s page - News in May 2023

  113. Amendments to Hong Kong’s flag law will not cover acts outside city’s jurisdiction, says constitutional affairs chief - News in May 2023

  114. Hong Kong national security: mainland China’s life sentence on US-based city resident for spying a reminder of lurking risks in society, John Lee warns - News in May 2023

  115. Hong Kong’s John Lee defends removal of public library books, highlights need to ‘serve interest’ of society and stay lawful - News in May 2023

  116. Hong Kong’s John Lee ‘severely condemns’ US pressure on local judges, warns external forces still threat to city - News in May 2023

  117. Hong Kong High Court upholds government decision to bar British lawyer from Jimmy Lai collusion trial - News in May 2023

  118. Hong Kong national security law: books must pass review before returning to public library shelves, minister says - News in May 2023

  119. Hong Kong secondary school student jailed for 5 years and 8 months for plot to bomb city’s infrastructure - News in May 2023

  120. Hong Kong’s High Court rejects bid by tycoon Jimmy Lai to drop national security case; accuses ‘foreign elements’ of interference in city justice - News in May 2023

  121. ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song to be banned? Government files court injunction against promoting tune - News in June 2023

  122. Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 over forging signatures, posting seditious messages online - News in June 2023

  123. Hong Kong’s top court allows appeal against decision to acquit Tiananmen vigil group member of incitement - News in June 2023

  124. Hong Kong 47 trial: court finds 16 opposition figures have joint subversion case to answer over unofficial primary - News in June 2023

  125. Hong Kong schools get national security Q&A kit for pupils to learn over summer break, but principals say homework too tricky for youngsters - News in June 2023

  126. Hong Kong woman, 23, to appear in court on Friday charged with sedition in connection with Facebook posts - News in June 2023

  127. Hong Kong national security law: Beijing, city authorities warn EU politicians to cease ‘publicity stunts clamouring for sanctions’ against John Lee - News in June 2023

  128. Hong Kong court rejects bid by tycoon Jimmy Lai to make final appeal to block police examination of his iPhones in connection with national security trial - News in June 2023

  129. Hong Kong protests: 6 jailed for up to 49 months over rioting in heart of city’s business district in 2019 - News in June 2023

  130. Hong Kong’s Regina Ip says state secrets definition in Article 23 national security law ‘should not align’ with mainland China’s - News in June 2023

  131. Beijing official’s warning of ‘soft confrontations’ not relevant in Hong Kong sedition trial of former Stand News editors, defence tells court - News in June 2023

  132. Hong Kong’s John Lee rebuts ‘badmouthing’ of national security law, stresses criminal intent key when determining guilt - News in June 2023

  133. Hong Kong and Beijing condemn 8 members of EU Parliament for slandering national security law and calling for sanctions - News in July 2023

  134. Hong Kong leader John Lee vows to win public trust with concrete actions and results as he marks first year in office, warns against ‘soft resistance’ - News in July 2023

  135. Hong Kong teachers and students have duty to defend national security under patriotic education bill, says education minister - News in July 2023

  136. Hong Kong national security law: police offer HK$1 million rewards for arrest of 8 people, including 3 ex-lawmakers - News in July 2023

  137. Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi appeals against sedition conviction, court hears colonial-era law falls short of global standards - News in July 2023

  138. Hong Kong security chief dares wanted activist Nathan Law to stand trial in city, accuses him of exploiting protesters’ misfortunes - News in July 2023

  139. Hong Kong court convicts first person tried under national anthem law for adding protest song to Olympic athlete clip - News in July 2023

  140. Hong Kong national security law: police arrest 4 ex-members of defunct opposition party Demosisto for ‘yellow-circle’ fundraising - News in July 2023

  141. Hong Kong national security police ‘arrest another ex-member of Demosisto’ for alleged fundraising activities to support wanted activist Nathan Law - News in July 2023

  142. Hong Kong authorities launch new channels for library users to report inappropriate books or ones breaching national security law - News in July 2023

  143. National security law in Hong Kong: 8 wanted suspects should be treated like ‘rats in the street’, city leader John Lee says - News in July 2023

  144. HK$1 million bounties on Hong Kong activists’ heads and crackdown on those alleged to raise funds for them ‘global warning’, Regina Ip says - News in July 2023

  145. Hong Kong justice chief lodges professional misconduct complaints against two activist lawyers on police wanted list - News in July 2023

  146. Hong Kong national security law: justice minister slams foreign media for painting legislation as ‘draconian’, insists it’s business as usual in city - News in July 2023

  147. Hong Kong national security police raid home of ex-member of disbanded opposition party Demosisto a week after 5 arrests made - News in July 2023

  148. Opposition activist jailed for 3 years for rioting while waiting for sentencing after pleading guilty to subversion charge - News in July 2023

  149. Beijing’s top envoy in UK lodges formal protest against Britain’s accusation of Hong Kong staging ‘campaign of fear’ through national security law raid - News in July 2023

  150. Hong Kong national security law: suspects with frozen assets have right to ‘challenge’ action in courts, justice minister Paul Lam insists - News in July 2023

  151. Journalists to be exempt from ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ ban if government wins legal bid - News in July 2023

  152. ‘Strange’: media experts criticise Hong Kong proposal to waive impartiality rule for national security law programmes - News in July 2023

  153. Hong Kong’s new national security chief was deputy minister in mainland China’s counter-espionage services - News in July 2023

  154. Hong Kong national security police ‘investigating family members’ of unionist Mung Siu-tat and ex-lawmaker Dennis Kwok in latest raids over wanted 8 - News in July 2023

  155. Judge warns ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song ban might not have effect government wants - News in July 2023

  156. Hong Kong national security law: son, daughter of activist on wanted list of 8 ‘questioned by police’ - News in July 2023

  157. Former Hong Kong civil servant shown mercy after disrupting national security, protest trials - News in July 2023

  158. Hong Kong national security law: ‘2 more ex-Demosisto members’ arrested over funds support for Nathan Law, total number of suspects at 7 - News in July 2023

  159. Hong Kong martial arts coach jailed 3 months for sedition over ‘radical’ comments attacking Communist Party and calling Taiwan independent country - News in July 2023

  160. Hong Kong national security police question ex-wife, children of fugitive activist Elmer Yuan - News in August 2023

  161. Hong Kong’s High Court chief judge orders Jimmy Lai to pay costs for two legal challenges which were ‘wholly and plainly unarguable’ - News in August 2023

  162. 3 major political parties call for justice department to appeal against court dismissal of ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ ban bid - News in August 2023

  163. Justice department appeals against judge’s refusal to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ - News in August 2023

  164. Hong Kong national security police question parents of wanted activist Anna Kwok in latest move against 8 sought by authorities - News in August 2023

  165. Hong Kong’s government lawyers say court failed to recognise its lack of expertise in national security risks when it refused ban on protest song - News in August 2023

  166. Hong Kong national security police arrest 10 linked to now-defunct legal fund for anti-government protesters - News in August 2023

  167. Hong Kong national security law: 10 linked to protest fund released on bail after arrest - News in August 2023

  168. Hong Kong’s arts funding examiners will be required to safeguard national security, but aspirants should not be deterred by new rule: culture minister - News in August 2023

  169. Hong Kong court grants partial victory to Jimmy Lai, 6 opposition lawmakers over roles in 2019 anti-government protests - News in August 2023

  170. Hong Kong woman detained over alleged links to wanted opposition legislator Nathan Law, Post has learned - News in August 2023

  171. National security trial of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai postponed yet again so judge can wrap up separate subversion case - News in August 2023

  172. Hong Kong home of sister-in-law of wanted activist Nathan Law targeted in second police raid on family members in space of weeks - News in August 2023

  173. Hong Kong national security law: university student loses final appeal against 5-year jail term over independence call - News in August 2023

  174. Hong Kong security chief slams ‘artistic creations’ used as guise to endanger national security, does not confirm if Pillar of Shame sculptor is wanted - News in August 2023

  175. Hong Kong national security police question 2 brothers of wanted activist Anna Kwok, weeks after interviewing parents - News in August 2023

  176. Hong Kong 2019 protester who went on the run after court appearance evaded capture for 17 months, court hears - News in August 2023

  177. Last of 12 Hong Kong residents sent back by Beijing after failed bid to flee city to Taiwan in wake of 2019 protests appears in District Court - News in August 2023

  178. Hong Kong technician gets 6 months’ jail over online calls for copycat attacks on police after July 1, 2021, stabbing of constable - News in August 2023

  179. Hong Kong home affairs chief says removal of artwork showing construction workers in yellow helmets was restaurant owner’s decision - News in August 2023

  180. Hong Kong national security law: top court’s landmark ruling on sentencing creates legal uncertainties, experts say - News in August 2023

  181. Founder disbands Cantonese-language advocacy group in Hong Kong after national security police visit father, warn about essay posted online - News in August 2023

  182. Hong Kong national security police arrest 2 men over alleged links to now-disbanded fund for protesters, third suspect sought - News in August 2023

  183. Hong Kong singer jailed for more than 2 years over social media posts insulting police, officials and laundering HK$718,788 raised by fake story about protester facing riot trial - News in August 2023

  184. Hong Kong clerk remanded in custody pending trial after national security police accuse him of importing seditious children’s books - News in September 2023

  185. Hong Kong protester jailed for 4 years for rioting, perverting course of justice after skipping bail on charges related to 2019 unrest - News in September 2023

  186. 4 former University of Hong Kong student leaders plead guilty to inciting violence for praise of knife attack on police, avoid national security law charges - News in September 2023

  187. Mainland Chinese student admits to sedition in Hong Kong over plan to hang banner criticising seizure of Tiananmen Square crackdown statue - News in September 2023

  188. Hong Kong national security police detain in-laws of fugitive Ted Hui, wife’s brother for questioning over ‘links to ex-legislator’ - News in September 2023

  189. Student jailed for 6 months over plan to unfurl banner featuring Hong Kong sculpture created to mark Tiananmen Square crackdown - News in September 2023

  190. Hong Kong clerk, 46, denied bail after court appearance on sedition charges - News in September 2023

  191. New arguments in fresh court bid to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ revealed by government - News in September 2023

  192. Hong Kong’s leader accuses ‘anti-China’ forces of threatening national security under cover of media - News in September 2023

  193. Hong Kong protests: clerk gets 4 months’ jail for bringing in 18 seditious children’s books in first such ruling under national security law - News in October 2023

  194. Hong Kong court told ‘repeated provocations’ by then lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and others were responsible for 2019 protest clash with group in white at Yuen Long MTR station - News in Oct 2023

  195. Hong Kong ex-civil servant loses legal challenge over forced retirement after failing to sign oath pledging allegiance to city on time - News in Oct 2023

  196. Hong Kong student pleads guilty to sedition over 13 pro-independence social media posts, most of which she made while in Japan - News in Oct 2023

  197. Hong Kong national security police arrest jailed activist, 2 lawyers for allegedly trying to take complaint letter out of prison - News in Oct 2023

  198. Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law to define state secrets according to city’s needs, minister says - News in Oct 2023

  199. Hong Kong’s own national security law ‘essential’ to maintaining Beijing’s trust in city, justice secretary Paul Lam says - News in Oct 2023

  200. 4 former University of Hong Kong student leaders jailed for 2 years for praising knife attack on police officer in 2021 - News in Oct 2023

  201. Hong Kong student at Japanese university jailed for 2 months for sedition after she created 13 social media posts calling for city’s independence - News in Nov 2023

  202. Hong Kong hits back after 10 overseas Catholic leaders attack ‘persecution’ of tycoon Jimmy Lai - News in Nov 2023

  203. Hong Kong will not use performance goals to measure patriotic education or punish schools, teachers for poor delivery, minister says - News in Nov 2023

  204. Patriotic education on Chinese Communist Party and national security only small part of new Hong Kong humanities curriculum: course designer - News in Nov 2023

  205. Hong Kong’s Audit Commission finds Chinese University has not done enough to safeguard national security - News in Nov 2023

  206. Hong Kong 47: court hears closing submissions on conspiracy to commit subversion charges over unofficial Legislative Council primary - News in Nov 2023

  207. Hong Kong opposition activist Agnes Chow living in Canada, says she has no plans to return over national security law case, sparking warning by Beijing - News in Dec 2023

  208. Hong Kong has constitutional duty to play its part in China’s modernisation, says Beijing’s top official in city - News in Dec 2023

  209. Hong Kong police can ask for ‘repentance letters’ and patriotic trips as part of bail terms, key government adviser says as concerns over Agnes Chow’s claims mount - News in Dec 2023

  210. Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow’s decision to jump bail disappoints those who ‘try to afford leniency’: John Lee - News in Dec 2023

  211. Sister of arrested Hong Kong labour rights activist Elizabeth Tang remanded in custody after admitting to removing laptop, iPhone from latter’s flat - News in Dec 2023

  212. Hong Kong court endorses attempt by Jimmy Lai, 6 others to quash convictions for taking part in banned 2019 march - News in Dec 2023

  213. ‘Hong Kong national security police arrest veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu on suspicion of sedition as he heads to protest at electoral office’ - News in Dec 2023

  214. Hong Kong national security police offer HK$1 million bounties on another 5 fugitive opposition figures - News in Dec 2023

  215. Hong Kong security chief can now freeze assets in national security cases until end of court proceedings - News in Dec 2023

  216. X-ray machines, police patrols and sniffer dogs to be deployed at Hong Kong court for media tycoon Jimmy Lai trial - News in Dec 2023

  217. Jimmy Lai trial: ‘1,000 Hong Kong police officers to guard West Kowloon Court for next 3 months’ - News in Dec 2023

  218. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s legal team argues time is up for sedition charge, but judges dispute starting date for prosecution clock - News in Dec 2023

  219. All eyes on Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as high-stakes national security trial gets under way - News in Dec 2023

  220. UK demands consular access to Jimmy Lai as West assails Hong Kong publisher’s trial - News in Dec 2023

  221. Jimmy Lai’s national security trial: Hong Kong court adjourns case to consider decision on dismissal of sedition charge application - News in Dec 2023

  222. National security threat assessment is out of court’s jurisdiction, lawyer argues in fresh bid to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ - News in Dec 2023

  223. Sister of Hong Kong veteran unionist Elizabeth Tang jailed for 6 months for removing potential evidence in national security police investigation - News in Dec 2023

  224. Hong Kong court cites activist’s ‘conduct and statements’ after adoption of national security law in denying bail before trial - News in Dec 2023

  225. Sister of Hong Kong veteran unionist Elizabeth Tang jailed for 6 months for removing potential evidence in national security police investigation - News in Dec 2023

  226. Hong Kong court cites activist Chow Hang-tung’s behaviour after adoption of national security law in denying bail before trial - News in Dec 2023

  227. Hong Kong police hit out at opposition activist Agnes Chow for failing to return from Canada, report as part of bail conditions - News in Dec 2023

  228. Hong Kong national security law: government publishes annotations, case summaries as ‘convenient and practical tool’ for public - News in Dec 2023

  229. Then Hong Kong schoolboy who planned ‘evil’ terror bombing in city in wake of 2019 social unrest jailed for 6 years - News in Dec 2023

  230. Hong Kong opposition activist Agnes Chow’s parents ‘questioned by police’ after she jumps bail - News in Dec 2023

  231. Hong Kong activist Tony Chung seeks political asylum in UK, says frequent meetings with police since prison release ‘filled me with dread’ - News in Dec 2023

  232. Beijing calls on UK to repatriate Hong Kong activist Tony Chung over violating post-prison supervision order amid asylum bid - News in Dec 2023

  233. Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in national security case; prosecutors accuse him of instigating hostile actions via overseas connections - News in Jan 2024

  234. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘mastermind’ behind seditious Apple Daily articles portraying central government as ‘totalitarian regime’, prosecutors allege in national security trial - News in Jan 2024

  235. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai set up English language Apple Daily in bid to win US support, stave off possible Beijing crackdown, court hears - News in Jan 2024

  236. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai gave more than HK$8.9 million to anti-China group, prosecutors allege - News in Jan 2024

  237. Jimmy Lai trial: Japanese paper made to explain dealings with activists, including Agnes Chow, in Apple Daily owner’s case, Hong Kong court hears - News in Jan 2024

  238. Major prosecution witness can start testifying against ex-boss Jimmy Lai without tycoon’s top defence lawyer present, legal team tells Hong Kong court - News in Jan 2024

  239. Hong Kong national security police question parents, 2 elder sisters of fugitive opposition figure Simon Cheng - News in Jan 2024

  240. Hong Kong man, 26, jailed for three months for wearing seditious T-shirt at airport - News in Jan 2024

  241. UK PM Rishi Sunak condemns Jimmy Lai’s trial as ‘politically motivated’ in letter to ex-Hong Kong governor Chris Patten - News in Jan 2024

  242. Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong court dismisses mogul’s request to throw out prosecution witness’ ‘irrelevant’ evidence on foreign sanctions - News in Jan 2024

  243. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai instructed Apple Daily to promote resistance against government, seek support from the West, ex-publisher tells court - News in Jan 2024

  244. John Lee appeals to Hong Kong’s media to promote need for national security and combat ‘smears and attacks’ from Western news organisations - News in Jan 2024

  245. Funding cut for Hong Kong’s top theatre awards to ‘minimise’ risk of national security law breach, Arts Development Council head says - News in Jan 2024

  246. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered staff to publish ‘pro-resistance’ articles on now-closed Apple Daily newspaper’s website to boost US readership, former publisher tells court - News in Jan 2024

  247. Apple Daily turned ‘radical’ after founder Jimmy Lai met US officials Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo to seek support for Hong Kong protests, court hears - News in Jan 2024

  248. Hong Kong national security police arrest man over allegedly seditious social media posts provoking ‘hatred’ towards authorities - News in Jan 2024

  249. Hong Kong Bar Association clears 38 barristers in payment probe tied to protest defence fund - News in Jan 2024

  250. Complaints upheld against some Hong Kong solicitors linked to protest defence fund, Law Society says - News in Jan 2024

  251. Hong Kong chief justice urges judges to uphold integrity amid overseas pressure, hits back at ‘distorted’ perceptions of rule of law - News in Jan 2024

  252. Hong Kong justice minister Paul Lam defends impartiality of courts in national security cases and warns of continued threats to judicial independence from overseas - News in Jan 2024

  253. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai behind efforts to get then US president Trump to sanction China over national security law, court told - News in Jan 2024

  254. Jimmy Lai inflamed anti-China sentiments in US, urged hostilities through ‘extreme’ articles, Hong Kong court hears - News in Jan 2024

  255. Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai vowed to keep up US sanctions calls after security law introduced, urged Apple Daily to keep ‘pro-resistance’ approach, court hears - News in Jan 2024

  256. ‘Rebuttal team’ to fight attacks on Hong Kong’s national security law, city leader John Lee says - News in Jan 2024

  257. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai backed second Donald Trump term, told Apple Daily not to target then-US president, court hears - News in Jan 2024

  258. As it happened: Hong Kong to make sweeping changes in Article 23 targeting foreign influence, state secrets; 1-month consultation starts - News in Jan 2024

  259. Hong Kong judges question whether Jimmy Lai’s letter campaign to Donald Trump an attempt to trigger diplomatic action - News in Jan 2024

  260. Overseas lawyers will need approval to handle cases under Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law, justice minister says - News in Jan 2024

  261. Explain Hong Kong’s Article 23 to show government has ‘nothing to hide’: scholars urge clarity on security law to avoid ‘conspiracy theories’ - News in Jan 2024

  262. Hong Kong leader unveils details of domestic national security legislation required under Article 23 - News in Jan 2024

  263. Should Hong Kong’s proposed domestic national security law include a public interest defence? - News in Jan 2024

  264. Hong Kong colonial-era offences to be kept as part of city’s home-grown national security legislation - News in Feb 2024

  265. Aide to Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai denies he turned prosecution witness after meeting with police - News in Feb 2024

  266. Apple Daily ran ‘End of the two systems’ series to reflect founder Jimmy Lai’s views about national security law impact on Hong Kong, court hears - News in Feb 2024

  267. Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law likely to state maximum penalties for offences, justice minister says - News in Feb 2024

  268. Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai asked top Apple Daily executive to devise ways to encourage people to protest 2019 extradition bill, court hears - News in Feb 2024

  269. Hong Kong opposition activist Agnes Chow declared wanted by police for jumping bail after fleeing to Canada - News in Feb 2024

  270. Apple Daily staff covered 2019 Hong Kong protests with ‘intention’ of rallying support for movement after Legco riot, court hears - News in Feb 2024

 

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  1. United Nations News - UN Human Rights Committee issues findings on Hong Kong, Macao, Georgia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Uruguay - News in July 2022

  2. HKSAR Government strongly objects to unfair criticisms from UN Human Rights Committee - News in July 2022

  3. The Response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China - News in July 2022

  4. United Nations News - Alarm by sentencing under national security law - News in October 2022

  5. Hong Kong Government expresses strong disapproval of remarks by a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about a court case under National Security Law - News in October 2022

  6. Britain slams erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong at UN Human Rights Council - News in February 2023

  7. Hong Kong Government rejects UK official's remarks - News in February 2023

  8. UN committee calls for review of Hong Kong’s controversial national security law - News in March 2023

  9. Hong Kong hits back at UN committee over ‘unfounded’ accusations national security law diluted city’s judicial independence - News in March 2023

  10. UN human rights chief urges China to address issues in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong - News in March 2023

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