Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Hong Kong police blocked a local website, citing the National Security Act for the first time, Ming Pao reported, citing police sources it did not identify.
The Hong Kong National Security Service has been blocked hkchronicles.com, without specifying which content violated the law, according to Ming Pao. The website often contains pro-democracy articles.
Ming Pao reported that Hong Kong police declined to comment on individual cases on Friday, but the authority cited Article 43 of the National Security Act, which stated that the agents could order service providers to block access to electronic information believed to be a crime. forms that endanger national security or result in such a crime. Police said they would act in accordance with the law, depending on the circumstances.
The National Security Act was imposed by Beijing on the former British colony in June, leading to the US-led international condemnation that Beijing renounced promises to guarantee the city’s unique freedoms after its return to Chinese rule.