Hong Kong national security law

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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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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 ⓘ
linked to: China
criminalizes collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security ⓘ
secession ⓘ
subversion ⓘ
terrorist activities ⓘ
criticizedBy European Union institutions ⓘ
United Nations human rights experts ⓘ
linked to: Special Rapporteurs

United States government ⓘ
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 ⓘ
establishes Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
jurisdiction Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalBasisClaimedByPRC Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Constitution of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
maximumPenalty life imprisonment ⓘ
officialName Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Sino–British Joint Declaration ⓘ
requires Hong Kong government to strengthen national security education ⓘ
restricts bail for national security offences ⓘ
shortName Hong Kong national security law ⓘ
NSL ⓘ

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Civil Human Rights Front → opposes → Hong Kong national security law ⓘ
Hong Kong national security law → officialName → Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong national security law
Hong Kong national security law → shortName → Hong Kong national security law ⓘ
Chow Hang-tung → opposes → Hong Kong national security law ⓘ