Tracking the lead-up to the formulation of the bill, which has reached Legco for review.
Legislators will review Article 23 bill to outlaw five new types of offences, after a failed bid to pass the law in 2003.
Authorities condemn Chris Patten for remarks about British judge who dismissed appeal by media mogul over conviction for taking part in banned march.
But court jettisons Tam Tak-chi’s contention that law imposes excessive restriction on right to free speech.
While the government has urged people to tell the world good stories about Hong Kong, we must be frank about the city’s challenges too.
Meeting follows claims from US Consul General Gregory May that Hong Kong’s special status only exists on economic front.
Au Kin-wai, 58, and Chu Kai-pong, 27, to plead guilty to publishing offensive material online and wearing seditious clothing respectively.
Chief Executive John Lee also says stability push should be on equal footing with economic development during ceremony for new national security exhibition.
Current impasse between Hong Kong and Western nations – though limited – can benefit only criminals in the long term.
Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong say Correctional Services Department decided to push back their release dates by 1½ months.
Security chief says Hongkongers may have resisted protesting in recent years as authorities offered more effective channels for registering views.
Sellers pull eight titles to ensure staff safety, but are not told by Trade Development Council if the books breached national security laws.
Letter from politicians urges US to ‘hold individuals accountable for eroding Hong Kong’s rule of law and democracy, and abusing human rights’.
American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong shares remarks from US officials, experts after returning from annual trip to Washington.
State Department announcement caps week of sharp rebukes over Beijing’s alleged human-rights abuses and support for Russia against Ukraine.
Under terms of the order, Hong Kong no longer receives special economic treatment, nor can sensitive technology be exported to city.
True, no one has ever bet against Hong Kong and won. But it would be a foolhardy administration that underestimates the challenges still faced.
US Consul General Gregory May later says he welcomes ‘friendly exchanges’ with lawmakers.
City leader John Lee says now is ‘best time ever for development’ on fourth anniversary of national security law’s promulgation by Beijing.
Sources warn that anyone seen wearing seditious clothing on 27th anniversary of city’s return to Chinese rule could face arrest.
Justice is being delayed in Hong Kong as system battles to cope with numbers resulting from 2019 civil unrest and passing of national security law in 2020.
Ex-delivery worker Adam Ma – known as the ‘second-generation Captain America’ – asks High Court to order his immediate release.
Au Kin-wai allegedly posted seditious videos to provoke hatred towards central and local authorities, with calls for ‘revolution’.
High-profile departures of two British non-permanent judges from top Hong Kong court puts spotlight on mechanism.
Prosecution believed to be first under domestic national security law, with man accused of wearing items calling for city’s ‘liberation’.
Beijing’s liaison office and national security arm in Hong Kong take aim at Jonathan Sumption, who stepped down from city’s highest court.
But legal experts say platform could still be prosecuted, and those who support wanted activists’ pages could be deemed to be funding them.
