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Hong Kong version of the National Security Law|Police News: "July 1" strict law enforcement violates the National Security Law

2020-07-02T12:34:57.695Z


The National Security Act of the Port Area has been formally gazetted and takes effect immediately. The police has set up a special department to deal with national security affairs to handle national security crimes. Since the law has come into effect, the police will enforce the law against various public events in the future, including the July 1st march initiated by the Democratic Front of tomorrow but opposed by the police. According to the news, if the flag is danced, slogans and speeches are held in rallies and parades, and the content expresses or implies inciting or instigating the splitting of the country or subverting the state power, such as the slogan of Hong Kong independence flag, "Hong Kong independence", or even Taiwan independence, Tibetan independence and Xinjiang independence are illegal. The police will record videos and search evidence at the scene. If feasible, a warning will be issued to require those present to follow the instructions. The police can also make immediate arrests, and it is not necessary to give any warning in advance before arrest.


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Author: Ling Yide

2020-07-01 00:44

Last update date: 2020-07-01 10:25

The National Security Act of the Port Area has been formally gazetted and takes effect immediately. The police has set up a special department to deal with national security affairs to handle national security crimes. Since the law has come into effect, the police will enforce the law against various public events in the future, including the July 1st march initiated by the Democratic Front of tomorrow but opposed by the police.

According to the news, if the flag is danced, slogans and speeches are held in rallies and parades, and the content expresses or implies inciting or instigating the splitting of the country or subverting the state power, such as the slogan of Hong Kong independence flag, "Hong Kong independence", or even Taiwan independence, Tibetan independence and Xinjiang independence are illegal. The police will record videos and search evidence at the scene. If feasible, a warning will be issued to require those present to follow the instructions. The police can also make immediate arrests, and it is not necessary to give any warning in advance before arrest.

According to the news, the law has been formally gazetted and the police will immediately enforce the law if it encounters any violations. The police will now implement the Minato District National Security Act on public meetings and processions, including flag or banner waving, slogans, and organizer speeches at the above activities. If the behavior encourages or abets, splits the country or subverts the state power, etc. Purpose or intention, such as waving flags and banners, involving patterns and words such as Hong Kong independence, Hong Kong blue and white flags, "Hong Kong independence, the only way out", "Hong Kong people's founding of the country", "Hong Kong independence, national self-reliance" is illegal.

And because the "Minato City National Security Law" refers to any crime of splitting the country or subverting the state power, it is also illegal to express or imply "Hong Kong independence" or "Hong Kong nationhood" in the flags and banners. In addition, any flag that splits the country, including Taiwan independence, Tibetan independence, and Xinjiang independence, is also illegal.

At present, when the police find that there is incitement and abetment to split and subvert the state power at the scene of the assembly and procession, the police will record video and search evidence at the scene. If necessary, they will give a warning and ask the people to follow the instructions. The source emphasized that before the arrest, the police do not necessarily need to give any warning in advance; if the circumstances are serious, the police will make an immediate arrest depending on the scene, and the police reserve the power to make arrests in the future.

Police prepare "purple" warning flag 

The police will set up new large-scale warning banners and verbal warnings to warn people on the scene that they may split the country or subvert the state power, and have the opportunity to violate the "National Security Law of the Minato City" and require the people on the scene to stop the relevant actions, otherwise they may be arrested and criminalized. Prosecution. So far, a police officer has a new purple warning flag. The text in the flag is exposed. The content is listed in Chinese and English respectively. The text mentions: "This is a warning issued by the police. You are now displaying a flag or banner/scream Slogans and/or other acts that have the intention of splitting the country or subverting state power may constitute crimes under the Minato City National Security Act, and you may be arrested and prosecuted."

The National Security Act of the Minato District is officially gazetted and takes effect immediately. When dealing with public processions and assemblies, the police have the right to arrest without warning and incitement to split and subvert state power. (Profile picture)

The Police Force also issued a press release in response to the "Minato City National Security Act" being formally gazetted and effective immediately. The Police Department stated that the National Security Law of the Port Area has come into effect, and clearly stipulates the specific composition and corresponding criminal responsibilities of the crimes of secession, subversion of state power, terrorist crimes, collusion with foreign or foreign forces endangering national security, The Hong Kong Police Force will decisively enforce the law.

For various criminal acts that endanger national security, the Hong Kong Police Force will take arrest and other law enforcement actions in accordance with the provisions of the Minato District National Security Law and the existing laws of the Special Administrative Region to protect the lives and property of Hong Kong citizens and the basic rights and rights enjoyed by the law free.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inseparable part of the People’s Republic of China, and the Hong Kong Police Force is fully responsible for maintaining the security of Hong Kong and even the country. And strive to maintain national security.

Hong Kong version of the National Security Law

Source: hk1

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