Nihao, I am HKNSL.

Hong Kong National Security Law

I was imposed by Beijing on 1 July, 2020.

These are some of my achivements up to 2 Dec 2021.

Arrests

155 people have been arrested on suspicion of breaching the national security law. Among them, 100 were charged and four companies were also prosecuted for allegedly violating the security legislation.

First trial ends in 9-year sentence

The first trial under the national security law ended in a 24-year-old being sentenced to 9 years in prison for inciting others to commit secession and carrying out terrorist activities.

Put behind bars for purely speech-based crimes

An activist who proclaimed pro-independence slogans both online and in public was sentenced to almost 6 years in prison for inciting secession.

20-year-old jailed under the NSL

Student localist activist Tony Chung was sentenced to 3 years and 7 months after pleading guilty to secession under the security law and a charge related to money laundering.

47 charged over unofficial elections

47 candidates were charged with subversion over their participation in an unofficial primary election, facing up to life imprisonment. 34 of them are in custody.

4 journalists charged with colluding with foreign forces

Four staff members from the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper were charged with colluding with foreign forces. All are in custody.

4 student leaders charged with advocating terrorism

4 student leaders are accused of advocating terrorism after expressing sympathy for a man who stabbed a police officer and then killed himself.

Tiananmen vigil organisers charged with subversion

The Alliance is known for organising the annual vigil for victims of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. 3 persons were charged with subversion, and all 5 were charged with failing to comply with the request for information. 3 are in custody.

4 students charged with inciting subversion

4 students were accused of providing gifts such as chocolate for prisoners (attempted to recruit like-minded people) and of urging people to shun gov’t Covid app (incited hatred against Hong Kong’s government). 3 are in custody.

Disney+ appears to censor episode of The Simpsons

The streaming service Disney+ have made an episode of popular American cartoon The Simpsons unavailable on Hong Kong servers. The episode included references to the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre and ensuing Chinese censorship of news of the crackdown.

Books removed from local public libraries for review

18 books written by Hong Kong pro-democracy figures and critics of Beijing have been removed from local public libraries for review, after the authorities cited potential national security law violations.

National security bureau can decide if art legal

A photo piece by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will not be shown at art museum “M+”. The government says the newly set-up national security bureau will decide which artworks and installations are in breach.

New law allowing censors to ban films

2 films were banned from a student film festival after authority refused to grant approval. One director refused to cut scenes relating to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election, while the other film tackled issues of “totalitarian rule, capitalism, freedom and resistance.”

Anti-government website blocked

Police have ordered the city’s major telecoms providers to block access to an anti-government website under the security law, bypassing the city’s courts.

Groups disband

At least 50 organisations — including unions, churches, media groups, and political parties — have disbanded. Amnesty announced it will close its Hong Kong chapter, citing safety concerns under the national security law.

Top foreign judge resigns

Justice James Spigelman – who has served as an overseas non-permanent judge in Hong Kong since 2013 – told Australian media his decision to step down from the Court of Final Appeal was “related to the content of the national security legislation.”

Children to be taught about national security

Children as young as six in schools will be taught about national security, and the topic will also be included in subjects ranging from geography to biology, under sweeping new guidelines announced by the Education Bureau.

National security tips

The police announced they received over 200,000 tips, averaging around 550 a day, via a dedicated hotline for national security crimes in its first year of operation.