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The Hong Kong government has said it was considering giving police a new power to detain those arrested under a proposed new security law for up to 14 days. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday summarising views on its proposed security legislation, the government said it was considering extending the period it could detain someone arrested on suspicion of breaching that law without charging them to up to 14 days after the initial 48-hours detention had expired. The power of further detaining arrestees should be granted by a magistrate, the document states. Currently, a...
Hong Kong Free Press
The Hong Kong Bar Association has called for increased clarity and narrower definitions in Hong Kong’s own national security legislation to avoid a “chilling effect” on lawful conduct. Chair of the barristers’ regulatory body Victor Dawes said at a press conference on Thursday that it was of “vital importance” that a “proper and careful” be struck between national security, human rights, and the rule of law. “The imperatives of protecting national security and fundamental rights in Hong Kong can and should be understood and pursued as complementary parts of a single constitutional vision – tha...
Hong Kong Free Press
The suggestion of including a public interest defence against the offence of disclosing state secrets under Hong Kong’s new security law was “certainly worth considering,” a top barrister has said. Hong Kong should “definitely consider” including such a defence in the legislation required under Article 23 of the city’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, Hong Kong Bar Association chairman Victor Dawes said on Friday. The professional group representing barristers in the city had been silent since a four-week public consultation exercise for the legislation began on Tuesday. The government releas...
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