Hong Kong authorities unveil draft of new national security law. New bill provides for prison sentences of up to life for treason, insurrection and sabotage.
20 years for espionage and 10 years for sedition or attack on state secrets. Sedition is a crime that many democracies have abandoned. But under the very vague definition of Hong Kong law, criticism of the government could be considered sedition.. The Security Bureau claimed to have 99% opinion favorable, and 0.64% unfavorable opinions. And the text should be adopted without discussion.