Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Hong Kong police blocked a local website and cited for the first time the National Security Law, Ming Pao he reported, citing police sources he did not identify.
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force has blocked hkchronicles.com, without specifying what 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 provides that officers may order service providers to block access to electronic information deemed to be a crime. which endangers the nationality of security or results in such an offense. Police said they would take action in accordance with the law, depending on the circumstances.
The national security law was imposed by Beijing on the former British colony in June, prompting a US-led international condemnation of Beijing giving up its promises to guarantee the city’s unique freedoms following its return to Chinese rule.