Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Hong Kong police block a local website and cite National Security Law for the first time, Ming Pao reported, citing police sources who did not identify it.
Hong Kong National Security Department blocked according to Ming Pao, without specifying what content violates the law. The site often contains pro-democracy articles.
Ming Pao reported that Hong Kong police on Friday declined to comment on individual cases, but the authority quoted Article 43 of the National Security Law, which states that officers may order service providers to block access to electronic information that ‘ considered a crime that endangers the national citizen. security or such crime. Police said they would act according to the law, depending on the circumstances.
The National Security Act was introduced by Beijing in the former British colony in June, leading to international condemnation led by the US that Beijing renounced promises to guarantee the city’s unique freedoms after its return to Chinese rule.