Hong Kong is seeking to define “state secrets” along mainland China’s legislative line, a consultation document for the city’s homegrown security legislation has revealed. The city’s authorities proposed on Tuesday that existing laws should be “improved” to include the term “state secrets,” in order to effectively outlaw unauthorised disclosure of confidential information which may endanger national security, such as that relating to major policy decisions, diplomatic affairs and socio-economic development. The suggestion was made in a public consultation document for enacting the controversia…
