Hong Kong National Security Law, effective 2020.06.30 23:00

Edward Tsang 2020.07.06

This page provides links to key documents of the Hong Kong National Security Law. The most severe crimes and punishments are listed here.


香港國家安全法 (pdf / html)

全名「中華人民共和國香港特別行政區維護國家安全法」,官方簡稱 「港區國安法」

第三章 罪行和處罰

  • 第一節 分裂國家罪
    • 第二十條 
      任何人組織、策劃、實施或者參與實施以下旨在分裂國家、破壞國家統一行為... 對首要分子或者罪行重大的,處無期徒刑或者十年以上有期徒刑
  • 第二節 顛覆國家政權罪
    • 第二十二條 
      任何人組織、策劃、實施或者參與實施以下以武力、威脅使用武力或者其他非法手段旨在顛覆國家政權行為... 處無期徒刑或者十年以上有期徒刑...
  • 第三節 恐怖活動罪
    • 第二十四條 
      為脅迫中央人民政府、香港特別行政區政府或者國際組織或者威嚇公眾以圖實現政治主張,組織、策劃、實施、參與實施或者威脅實施以下造成或者意圖造成嚴重社會危害的恐怖活動 ... 犯前款罪,致人重傷、死亡或者使公私財產遭受重大損失的,處無期徒刑或者十年以上有期徒刑...
    • 第二十五條 
      組織、領導恐怖活動組織的,即屬犯罪,處無期徒刑或者十年以上有期徒刑,並處沒收財產...
  • 第四節 勾結外國或者境外勢力為害國家安全罪
    • 第二十九條 
      為外國或者境外機構、組織、人員竊取、刺探、收買、非法提供涉及國家安全的國家秘密或者情報的;請求外國或者境外機構、組織、人員實施,與外國或者境外機構、組織、人員串謀實施,或者直接或者間接接受外國或者境外機構、組織、人員的指使、控制、資助或者其他形式的支援 ... 罪行重大的,處無期徒刑或者十年以上有期徒刑。

Hong Kong National Security Law

Chapter III Offences and Penalties
  • Part 1 Seccession
    • Article 20
      A person who organises, plans, commits or participates in any of the following acts ... with a view to committing secession or undermining national unification ... shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years...
  • Part 2 Subversion
    • Article 22
      A person who organises, plans, commits or participates in any of the following acts by force or threat of force or other unlawful means with a view to subverting the State power ... shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years...
  • Part 3 Terrorist Activities
    • Article 24
      A person who organises, plans, commits, participates in or threatens to commit any of the following terrorist activities causing or intended to cause grave harm to the society with a view to coercing the Central People’s Government, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or an international organisation or intimidating the public in order to pursue political agenda ... shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years...
    • Article 25
      A person who organises or takes charge of a terrorist organisation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years...
  • Part 4 Collusion with a Foreign Country or with External Elements to Endanger National Security
    • Article 29
      A person who steals, spies, obtains with payment, or unlawfully provides State secrets or intelligence concerning national security for a foreign country or an institution, organisation or individual outside the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao of the People’s Republic of China... shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years...

《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區維護國家安全法第四十三條實施細則》刊憲

  1. 為搜證而搜查有關地方
    ...在特殊情況(如緊急情況)下,助理處長級或以上警務人員可授權其人員在無手令的情況下,進入有關地方搜證。
  2. 限制受調查的人離開香港
    ... 授權警務人員可向裁判官申請手令,要求懷疑犯了該等危害國家安全罪行而受調查的人交出旅行證件,並限制其離開香港
  3. 凍結、限制、沒收及充公與危害國家安全罪行相關財產
    保安局局長如有合理理由懷疑某財產是危害國家安全罪行相關財產,可藉書面通知作出指示,任何人不得處理該財產。
  4. 移除危害國家安全的信息及要求協助
    ... 要求有關發布人士、平台服務商、主機服務商及/或網路服務商移除危害國家安全的信息 ...

Annotation of Article 43 of the Hong Kong National Security Law, effective 2020.06.07:

Only the Chinese version was available. Following is my brief translation:

  1. Investigators may search without warrant
  2. Suspects may be prevented from leaving Hong Kong
  3. The authority may freeze, restrict or confisticate the suspects' assets
  4. The authority may deny the suspects' access to all communications

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