The law, which covers treason, insurrection, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage, and external interference, follows a crackdown on dissent
government passed the Safeguarding National Security law, also known as Article 23, after a rushed public consultation and legislative review process.
It covers five types of crimes: treason, insurrection and incitement to mutiny, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage, and external interference. Penalties for some crimes have been increased, and there is a greater emphasis on crimes by or involving foreign parties.Article 23 of Hong Kong’s constitution, which came into force after the 1997 handover of the territory from British to Chinese rule, obliges the government to enact domestic national security legislation.
The Hong Kong chief executive, John Lee, dismissed the criticism, saying the new law was “needed to guard against people who invade our home”..
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