Hongkongers who repeatedly repost, and agree with, overseas criticism of the city’s new, domestic national security law could breach the legislation if they are found to have been inciting hatred against the authorities, justice minister Paul Lam has said. Separate to the 2020 Beijing-enacted security law, the homegrown Safeguarding National Security Ordinance targets treason, insurrection, sabotage, external interference, sedition, theft of state secrets and espionage. It allows for pre-charge detention of to up to 16 days, and suspects’ access to lawyers may be restricted, with penalties inv…
