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Hong Kong’s new prison rules may curb lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds

HONG KONG, JUL 17 – New rules restrict visits by lawyers and religious leaders to inmates and expand prison officers' powers to protect national security, following convictions linked to unauthorized complaint removal.

  • Hong Kong tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds.
  • Under the new rules, magistrates can issue warrants to bar legal representatives or visits if they believe it could harm national security.
  • Critics worry the changes could undermine inmate rights in a city where many democracy advocates were arrested for political activism.
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Hong Kong's new prison rules may curb lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds

Hong Kong has tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict visits on national security grounds.

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Hong Kong Free Press broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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