Hong Kong proposes new security bill with life imprisonment for 'treason' and 'insurrection'

New Hong Kong 'national security' bill proposes life sentences for treason, insurrection, mutiny

Hong Kong's government Friday proposed life sentences for treason, insurrection and mutiny under the new Safeguarding National Security Bill.

Hong Kong Article 23 bill has life sentence for crimes such as treason, insurrection

Penalty takes aim at social unrest in 2019 during which major infrastructure such as MTR stations, the airport, roads and traffic lights were vandalised.

Hong Kong Denies Reports It Proposed Banning Some Social Media Platforms

Hong Kong Denies Reports It Proposed Banning Some Social Media Platforms -News stories earlier this week suggested that the special administrative region tabled bans on platforms such as Facebook and Telegram

It would limit freedom of expression even more drastically: the debate has just begun in parliament

Article 23: Hong Kong proposes life sentences for treason, insurrection, sabotage under new security law

Those found guilty of certain offences under Hong Kong’s proposed new security legislation, including treason and sabotage, may face life in prison, a draft bill unveiled on Friday has revealed. Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The government on Friday introduced the Safeguarding National Security Bill – known locally as Article 23 – to the city’s legislature, which convened a rare, off-schedule meeting to begin its legislative process. And…

The safety law will complement a law introduced in 2020 that already greatly undermined the city's autonomy. There is no opposition in Hong Kong anymore, so the proposal is likely to be approved in April.