National Security Law (since 2020)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Security_Law_(since_2020)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:affects	Hong Kong's autonomy freedom of assembly in Hong Kong freedom of speech in Hong Kong
gptkbp:appliesTo	individuals inside and outside Hong Kong
gptkbp:criminalizes	secession terrorist activities collusion with foreign forces subversion
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:European_Union gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States human rights organizations
gptkbp:dateEnacted	2020-06-30
gptkbp:enactedBy	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Hong_Kong_Police_Force_National_Security_Department Office for Safeguarding National Security
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:Committee_for_Safeguarding_National_Security_of_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region gptkb:Office_for_Safeguarding_National_Security_of_the_Central_People's_Government_in_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
gptkbp:extraterritorialEffect	yes
gptkbp:firstArrestUnderLaw	2020-07-01
gptkbp:firstConvictedPerson	Tong Ying-kit
gptkbp:firstConvictionUnderLaw	2021-07-27
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Security Law (since 2020)
gptkbp:impact	arrests of pro-democracy activists emigration from Hong Kong closure of pro-democracy media outlets dissolution of civil society organizations self-censorship in Hong Kong
gptkbp:internationalResponse	sanctions by United States suspension of extradition treaties by several countries
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Chinese English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China_on_Safeguarding_National_Security_in_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
gptkbp:overrides	Hong Kong Basic Law in case of conflict
gptkbp:penalty	life imprisonment
gptkbp:protestsAgainst	2020 Hong Kong protests
gptkbp:purpose	safeguard national security in Hong Kong
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:One_country,_two_systems gptkb:Hong_Kong_protests_(2019–2020)
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Article_54 gptkb:Article_38 Article 41 Article 23
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Hong_Kong_National_Security_Law
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Central_People's_Government_of_China
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hong_Kong_Basic_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6