Hong Kong Police Grants sweeping new powers under the National Security Law

Hong Kong Police Grants sweeping new powers under the National Security Law

leader of Hong Kong national security laws of the city Carrie Lam defended by China imposed last week, hours after their government wide new police powers claimed, among the options less research, monitoring line, and seizures of property. “This law will be applied very strictly and concerns people have raised,” Lam said Tuesday at a regular conference before a meeting of its Executive Advisory Council. “You’ll see that people do not come regularly violate the law.” At the same time, Lam reiterated that much of the implementation of the law would be managed in secret to say that a committee, there would be no details of the future created post to oversee meetings. elected Legislative Council of Hong Kong, which has not been officially consulted on the measure, will hold a public roundtable on late Tuesday. Lam comments came after the Hong Kong government late Monday, said the new rules were intended for police help “prevent, combat, and impose sanctions for violations of national security”, hour compromise before the measures will take effect. Failure to comply with sanctions such as fines threatened to take up to HK $100,000 ($13,000) and imprisonment up to two years. The new guidelines raise further light on how the security legislation, is fed by the National Congress of the People in Beijing will change dramatically as justice is administered in the former British colony. Hong Kong was to hold in 1997 on a “one country, two systems” framework of Chinese rule back his freedom of expression, the capitalist financial system and independent judiciary for at least 50 years. Lam would react more a matter of how the treatment of requests for user data to suspend over concerns that the authorities could use the measure Hong Kong for the decisions taken by Google, Inc. Facebook Inc. and Twitter, to curb the freedom of expression. The Secretary of State Michael Pompey blew up on Tuesday morning in a statement “Orwellian censorship” in Hong Kong of the communist party in Asia. The chief cited the recent increase in financial markets Hongkongeren with local actions Monday a bull market occurs as evidence that some sectors are optimistic about the extent of the impact. progress has been made locally listed companies from the Chinese mainland, but the Hong Kong company also saw strong gains. E “has been a growing appreciation of the positive effect was that the national security laws, particularly in restoring Hong Kong’s stability, as indicated by some of the market sentiments in recent days reflects,” said Lam. “Surely this is not doom and gloom for Hong Kong. I am sure that more and made time are willing to grow trust, one country, two systems’ and the future of Hong Kong ‘Rules allow the investigating authorities to national security’ . exceptional circumstances’ permission safe for less search query options to senior police officers rank in limiting people under investigation to leave Hong Kong and seize travel documents. freezing of assets and property to take when the security minister ” reasonable grounds “to believe that any property of a crime in connection with threatening national security. Anyone who suspects or knows that each property is linked to a crime against the required national security to disclose the information. He asks the online news removal. the police it can remove, limit the permission of the minister of security, trying to publishers, service providers and hosting services, news or sos sloping access to the message or to limit or suspend access to a person on the platform. Search guaranteed to stop the electronic devices to take notice that the public “serious repercussions.” to throw require “foreign political organizations and Taiwan and, activities, sources of local staff personally open on income and expenditure of Hong Kong. Search chief authorize executives to intercept communications and conduct covert surveillance. Request court orders involved in the investigation to force them to answer questions about the equipment and materials they produce. -With the help of Karen Leigh.