Hong Kong’s national security law refinement aims to plug loopholes

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Hong Kong is refining its national security laws to close loopholes, introducing subsidiary regulations to define offenses that endanger national security. The move reflects Beijing's ongoing priority to strengthen security enforcement since 2020.

Enhancing national security has always been an ongoing priority rather than a completed task for Hong Kong following the introduction of the statute in 2020. This has been made clear by Beijing when the authorities take stock of their work on this front. The latest move to enact subsidiary laws that clarify what constitutes national security cases is an example. The move involves a classification mechanism for “other offences endangering national security”, which would include any case...