Hong Kong searchable without warrant Decision by law decision committee 7/7 4:59

Following the enforcement of the "Hong Kong National Security Act," which controls anti-governmental movements, the Hong Kong government held the first meeting of the committee that decides the operational policy of the law, and set the specific rules for the investigation procedure. Decided. The rules give strong authority to the authorities, such as allowing them to search without warrants, and the concerns of Hong Kong citizens are likely to increase.

Following the enforcement of the law, the Hong Kong government established the “National Security Maintenance Committee” to determine its operation policy, and held its first meeting on the 6th.

In addition to the administrative secretary, Mr. Zheng Yue Lin, the head of the branch office of the Chinese government in Hong Kong, the chief of the board, Mr. Kei Ning, also participated in the meeting as advisors and decided the specific rules of the investigation procedure based on this law.

According to the Hong Kong government's announcement, the rules say that it is possible to search without an warrant in the event of an emergency, as well as restricting access to information on the Internet that could endanger national security.

In addition, the authorities who are subject to interrogation have been given strong authority, including that they can ask for a passport to prevent their escape abroad.

The Hong Kong government has decided to apply this rule from the 7th, and public concerns are likely to increase.