As it happened: Hong Kong legislators make history, passing Article 23 domestic national security bill nearly 27 years after return to Chinese rule | South China Morning Post

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The Safeguarding National Security Law spans 39 offences divided into five categories: treason; insurrection, incitement to mutiny and disaffection, and acts with seditious intention; sabotage; external interference; and theft of state secrets and espionage. Treason, insurrection, inciting members of the Chinese armed forces to mutiny, and colluding with external forces to damage public infrastructure are the four offences punishable by up to life imprisonment. The latter can also apply to offenders based outside Hong Kong. The Legislative Council earlier on Tuesday became the scene of marathon review proceedings, in a bid to have the legislation quickly written into statute books less than two months after the city government held a public consultation. Follow our live blog for the latest on the passage of the bill. Reporting by Kahon Chan, Jeffie Lam, Harvey Kong, Lilian Cheng, Natalie Wong, Willa Wu, Elizabeth Cheung, Emily Hung and Jess Ma We are closing the live blog after a momen

Hong Kong's national security law Hong Kong Politics LIVE As it happened: Hong Kong legislators make history, passing Article 23 domestic national security bill nearly 27 years after return to Chinese rule Chief Executive John Lee says legislation will take effect from Saturday, as city passes bill after first attempt shelved 21 years ago in face of protests Security chief Chris Tang stresses need for ‘forward-looking’ law, while Simon Young of HKU says it is ‘regrettable’ legal sector not involved in Legco discussions 99+ SCMP Reporters Published: 9:21am, 19 Mar 2024 Updated: 1:37pm, 11 Jul 2

As it happened: Hong Kong legislators make history, passing Article 23 domestic national security bill nearly 27 years after return to Chinese rule | South China Morning Post

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