Overseas Network, July 6th. According to a press release issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on the evening of the 6th, the "Implementation Rules of Article 43 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Maintenance of National Security" ("Implementation Rules") was published today Japan) gazetted and will take effect on July 7.
The communique stated that Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue, at the first meeting of the National Security Council held today, exercised the power granted by Article 43 of the National Security Law in conjunction with the National Security Council to formulate the The detailed implementation rules for the measures specified in Article 43. The "Implementation Rules" include detailed rules for the relevant personnel to take the specific measures to prevent, suppress and punish crimes against national security, as well as the related crimes and penalties required to ensure the effective implementation of the measures, so as to improve the enforcement mechanism of the SAR to maintain national security .
The "Implementation Rules" have legal effect, including the following seven articles: 1. Searching relevant places for evidence search; 2. Restricting persons under investigation from leaving Hong Kong; 3. Freezing, restricting, confiscating and confiscating property related to crimes against national security; 4 .Remove information that endangers national security and request assistance; 5. Request foreign and Taiwan political organizations and their agents to provide information on Hong Kong-related activities; 6. Authorize applications for interception of communications and secret surveillance; 7. Provide information and Submit the material.
A Hong Kong government spokesman pointed out that the above-mentioned “Implementation Rules” for the relevant personnel to exercise various prescribed measures clearly and in detail set out the procedures required to implement the various measures, the required compliance and approval conditions, etc. The purpose is to ensure that the relevant personnel exercise the powers and measures of Article 43 of the National Security Law when implementing the National Security Law, which can not only achieve the purpose of preventing, suppressing and punishing acts and activities that endanger national security, but also At the same time, it complies with the requirements of respecting and guaranteeing human rights and protecting various rights and freedoms according to law under the general provisions of the National Security Law. (Overseas Website Wei Xuewei)