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Article 23 is an article of the Hong Kong Basic Law.It states that Hong Kong "shall enact laws on its own to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government, or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of ...
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (Chinese: 維護國家安全條例) [1] is a local law of Hong Kong. It was introduced by the Government of Hong Kong on 8 March 2024, passed by the Legislative Council on 19 March 2024, and took effect on 23 March 2024.
The South China Morning Post reported that the Chinese central government believed that the political climate in Hong Kong, due to the protests, precludes the passage of national security legislation under Article 23, while Chief Executive Carrie Lam added that the protests made the law more necessary than before, and so China resorted to ...
The law, known as Article 23, will target crimes including treason, theft of state secrets, espionage, sabotage, sedition and "external interference", including from foreign governments.
While the new law, known as Article 23, now expands the Hong Kong government’s powers to go after those it accuses of spying and to target dissidents anywhere in the world, Washington has been treading carefully. The State Department declined to preview or comment on any potential actions but said it is considering all options.
National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill (Chinese: 國家安全（立法條文）條例草案) was a proposed bill which aimed to amend the Crimes Ordinance, the Official Secrets Ordinance, and the Societies Ordinance, pursuant to the obligation imposed by Article 23 of the Basic Law, and to provide for related, incidental and consequential amendments. [2]
In November 2023, pro-Beijing scholar Lau Siu-kai said that "significant national security cases" may be transferred to mainland China – provided for in Article 55 of the National Security Law – should the proposed sanctions materialise; [17] later the same month, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said that such a transfer would be ...
National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill, withdrawn in 2023 Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 National People's Congress decision on Hong Kong national security legislation