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Hong Kong’s government has lashed out at foreign critics of its new national security law, describing the city’s last British governor – Chris Patten – as a “malicious” anti-China figure, accusing him and others of twisting the facts. A spokesperson said the government “firmly opposed and strongly condemned” what it called slanders and smears about […]

Foreign governments, politicians and NGOs have condemned the fast-tracked passage of Hong Kong’s new, local security law, whilst local political parties and government departments hailed Tuesday’s unanimous vote in the opposition-free legislature. Article 23 of the Basic Law stipulates that the government shall enact laws on its own to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition […]

Hong Kong’s homegrown security law would include a public interest defence for certain offences related to the theft of state secrets, a draft of the proposed legislation has revealed. According to the draft bill published on Friday morning, a person facing charges under three types of state secrets offences – unlawful acquisition, unlawful possession and […]

The “majority” of people who have shared their opinions on Hong Kong’s proposed new security law with the government have expressed their support for it, the city’s leader has said. Addressing reporters during a weekly press conference on Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee said that most of the feedback the government had received since the […]

A four-week public consultation for Hong Kong’s domestic security law began on Tuesday, after the first attempt to enact the controversial legislation required under Article 23 of the city’s mini-constitution failed following mass protests more than 20 years ago. As the government proposed outlawing treason, insurrection, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage and external […]

By Nina Larson A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China’s rights record on Tuesday. Beijing is likely to face intense scrutiny, especially from Western countries, during its regular Universal Periodic Review (UPR) — a rights […]