Power of Hong Kong’s new national security regulation must be exercised prudently (opens original article in a new tab)

Hong Kong's new national security regulation clarifies procedural aspects of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, allowing the chief executive to classify past cases under the National Security Law, with emphasis on prudent exercise of these powers.

• The new national security regulation clarifies section 7(d) of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
• Section 1(2)(a) allows the chief executive's certificate to classify cases under the Hong Kong National Security Law regardless of when the act occurred.
• The regulation does not introduce new criminal offences but affects procedural mechanisms for past cases.