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Hong Kong activist Ma Chun-man has been denied early release after being jailed in 2020 over a national security case. He is the first prisoner to be made ineligible for early release after a new domestic national security law was enacted on Saturday. Citing sources, local media outlets reported on Monday that Ma was expected to be released that day, following a remission of his sentence. However, his detention continued as the Commissioner of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) was unsatisfied that Ma’s early release would not endanger national security. The new, homegrown security law…