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"Hong Kong Monitor" supports Hong Kong media person in the United Kingdom to organize an event Tang Jiahua: Whether breaking the law depends on the actual behavior

2022-05-24T11:29:17.270Z


Recently, overseas media professionals have established the "Overseas Hong Kong Media Professionals Association" (hereinafter referred to as the "Communication Association"). Propaganda Association


Recently, overseas media professionals have established the "Overseas Hong Kong Media Professionals Association" (hereinafter referred to as the "Communication Association").

The Association will host two events in London in June, with the "full support" of Hong Kong Watch.


In March of this year, "Hong Kong Monitor" received an email from the National Security Office of the Hong Kong Police Force, alleging that the agency violated Article 29 of the "Hong Kong National Security Law", "the crime of colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security." Is there any legal risk for the support of an organization suspected of breaking the law?


Seminar and market in June

The founders of the Association include Lian Yizheng, Steve Vines, Wang Junyan, the former anchor of TVB News, and Wu Lunan, a social activist.

The Communication Association will hold a number of activities in London in June, including 7 seminars on "Rebuilding Hong Kong Civil Society Overseas", inviting many overseas Hong Kong people to participate, including Siu Ruoyuan, Shen Xuhui, Zeng Zhihao, and five places in the United Kingdom and the United States. live streaming.

In addition, there will also be a Hong Kong market, with exhibitions of "Protest Art" and small stalls run by Hong Kong people.

The Hong Kong Media Association said the event had "full support" from the Hong Kong watchdog, and other organizations sponsored the venue rental and event administrative costs.

The "Hong Kong Watch" was established in 2017 by Rogers, the vice-chairman of the British Conservative Party Human Rights Commission.

In March this year, the National Security Office of the police sent an email to Hong Kong Surveillance, alleging that "Hong Kong Surveillance" was lobbying foreign countries to impose sanctions on China or Hong Kong, which had violated Article 29 of the "Hong Kong National Security Law", "the crime of colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security." , became the first overseas organization to be charged.

After the "Hong Kong Watch" received the warning, it has been calling for sanctions on Hong Kong officials to this day. Last night (23rd) Hong Kong time, it asked the Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, to be sanctioned.

Tang Jiahua said that whether an individual or an organization violates the National Security Law depends on the five behaviors described in Article 29.

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Tang Jiahua: It depends on whether it is involved in collusion with foreign forces

Tang Jiahua, a member of the Executive Council and senior counsel, said that to determine whether the "Hong Kong National Security Law" is violated, it is not just about who supports who, but the most important thing is whether these organizations have violated the "Hong Kong National Security Law" behavior; If an organization is a registered legal person, it depends on whether the legal person has violated the law. If it is an independent person, it is necessary to check whether the single act of each individual violates the law.

Tang Jiahua stated that according to Article 29 of the "Hong Kong National Security Law", "the crime of colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security", if someone requests a foreign or foreign institution, organization, or person to commit it, collude with a foreign or foreign institution, organization, or person to commit the crime. , or directly or indirectly accept the instigation, control, funding or other forms of support from foreign or overseas institutions, organizations, or personnel to carry out the following acts, which are crimes, including:

(1) Waging war against the People's Republic of China, or using force or threat of force, causing serious harm to the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China;

(2) Seriously obstructing the formulation and implementation of laws and policies by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Central People's Government and may cause serious consequences;

(3) Manipulating or sabotaging the election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and may cause serious consequences;

(4) Sanctions, blockades or other hostile actions against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People's Republic of China;

(5) Cause the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to resent the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region through various illegal means and may cause serious consequences.

He said that the above-mentioned acts are strictly defined, such as manipulating, breaking elections and causing serious consequences to be criminalized. If the activities supported do not involve the above-mentioned acts, they cannot be criminalized.

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Source: hk1

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