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National People’s Congress, National Security Law for Hong Kong SAR, June 30, 2020
This is the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” that went into effect on June 30, 2020.
Introduction:
Promulgation of National Law 2020
WHEREAS Article 18 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China provides that the national laws listed in Annex III to the Basic Law shall be applied locally by way of promulgation or legislation by the Region and that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress may add to or delete from the list of laws in Annex III after consulting its Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the government of the Region.
AND WHEREAS at its Twentieth meeting on 30 June 2020, the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress, after consulting the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, decided to add the law titled “《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區維護國家安全法》”* to the list of national laws in Annex III to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carrie LAM, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region give notice that the law titled “《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區維護國家安全法》”* as set out in the Schedule applies, from 11 p.m. on 30 June 2020, in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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