This is the 1583rd issue of "Hong Kong One Day".
Amendments to the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law are gazetted to clarify the validity period of the notice of freezing assets
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in conjunction with the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (NSC) has exercised the powers conferred by Article 43 of the National Security Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to formulate the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security < the > (Revision) Implementation Rules in 2023. The amendments were gazetted today (15th) and will take effect on the same day.
Source: Sing Tao Daily
Under Schedule 3 to the Rules, the Secretary for Security may issue a notice to freeze assets in relation to an offence for the purpose of preserving the property for the purpose of obtaining (and enforcing a confiscation or confiscation order) at a later date, and to prevent the property from being used to finance or facilitate any offence against national security, etc.
The amendments can more effectively prevent the defendant in a case of a crime endangering national security from improperly disposing of the property related to the crime before the conclusion of the legal proceedings, which may cause national security risks.
A spokesman for the HKSAR Government said that the amendment was a technical amendment with a rather narrow scope, and only made clear provisions on the validity period of the notice, and did not change the basis or principle for issuing the notice. If the relevant legal proceedings have not yet been concluded, it is only natural that the relevant notices will remain in force for the time being, and therefore the amendments are necessary to enable the HKSAR Government to continue to effectively prevent and suppress acts and activities endangering national security.
Source: Information Services Department of the HKSAR Government
The spokesman stressed that after the amendment, the property rights of suspects and defendants in cases of crimes endangering national security are still protected in accordance with the law. As in the past, a person affected by a notice may apply to the Court of First Instance for setting aside the notice or for a licence or variation of the licence to dispose of the property under the Implementing Rules. The mechanism for applying for concessions strikes a balance between preventing and suppressing acts and activities endangering national security and safeguarding property rights.
The amendments to the Gazette on the same day are not limited to this. The Communications Authority of the HKSAR Government has amended the Standard Code of Practice for Television and Radio Programmes and Advertisements to relax the requirements on sponsored programmes and indirect promotion, and to include provisions for the specific implementation and enforcement of the National Security Law.
According to the Communications Bureau of the HKSAR Government, in order to more clearly reflect the important responsibility of the broadcasting industry to safeguard national security, a clause has been added to the Code of Practice to clearly state that licensed broadcasters must comply with the safeguarding of national security requirements in the programmes they broadcast. The bureau stresses that safeguarding national security and ensuring that the content of its programmes meets the requirements of safeguarding national security is the basic responsibility and proper duty of licensed institutions.
Source: Commercial Radio Hong Kong
Following the completion of the mid-term review of free TV and sound broadcasting licences in February, the Hong Kong Communications Authority (CA) commenced a review of the Code of Practice and consulted the public from 17 July to 16 August. The proposal to amend the Code of Practice was supported by the majority of the public and licensed broadcasters.
Jimmy Lai's case will start next week Tang Bingqiang: Strengthen security inside and outside the courtroom
Jimmy Lai, an "anti-China and destabilizing Hong Kong" element and founder of Next Digital, is charged with "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" and "publishing seditious publications", and the trial will begin at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts next Monday (18th). The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, said today (15th) that he had noticed that in the past, many people who claimed to be observers would take the opportunity to harass prosecutors and even make loud noises in the courtroom, affecting court proceedings. In coordination with the Judiciary, the Police will conduct X-ray searches of visitors entering the courthouse, including defendants, observers and lawyers, as well as explosives search dogs.
Mr Tang warned that if anyone attempted to harass the conduct of an interrogation or intimidate a person who was involved in the judicial proceedings, the Police would take immediate and decisive enforcement action.
Source: Radio Television Hong Kong
As for the National Security Department of the police, four people were arrested a few days ago on suspicion of funding the fugitive Nathan Law and Hui Zhifeng through an online subscriber crowdfunding platform, and the outside world is concerned about whether it is illegal to pay for subscribing to the content of the channel. Tang Ping-keung stressed that the boundaries are clear and unambiguous, and if you know that a person has committed or is suspected of committing a crime endangering national security, but still donates money to him to continue the relevant acts, he may be committing an offence.
He stressed that some fugitives thought that they would not need to accept legal responsibility when they went to a foreign country, and that the National Security Department was helpless to hold a foreign passport. He stressed that we should not think that this moment is protected by foreign governments, and when they lose their use value, they will be an abandoned pawn, a rat crossing the street, and will never see the light.
Li Jiachao left for Beijing on Sunday to report on his work The district council election is one of the contents of the report
According to the news website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR) today, Chief Executive John Lee will report to Beijing from 17 to 20 June to report on the latest political, economic, and social developments in Hong Kong to state leaders. Hong Kong media reported that Mr Lee had said before attending the executive council on Tuesday that the district council election was a major event and would be included in the debriefing.
During Lee's debriefing in Beijing, Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, acted as Chief Executive.
Li Jiachao (data map) Source: Bus newspaper
The Director of Immigration of the HKSAR, Mr Kwok Chun-fung, gave anti-deception tips
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Immigration Department released a video on social platforms today (15th), the content of the video is the Director of Immigration Kwok Chun-fung, who recently received a scam call pretending to be a staff member of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the scam call said that Kwok Chun-fung had been restricted from leaving the country, but Kwok Chun-fung was not fooled.
According to the Hong Kong Immigration Department, telephone deception methods include pre-recorded voice calls to members of the public, and then forwarding the calls to officers purporting to be Immigration Department or overseas law enforcement agencies, requesting the recipients to provide sensitive information such as personal information, bank account accounts and passwords, or proactively providing them with the names, job titles, contact details and office addresses of the current Immigration Department officers during the dialogue, and claiming that they can visit the office in person or call to verify their identities to enhance their credibility.
The Hong Kong Immigration Department pointed out that members of the public should remain vigilant and cautious when receiving suspicious calls, proactively verify the identity of the callers, and do not trust the callers and disclose personal information at will. If members of the public have not opted for the "Appointment Reminder Service", the ImmD will not make pre-recorded voice calls to members of the public, nor will it forward the calls to other local and overseas organisations and request the recipients to provide their personal data.