"The new amendments empower police to require a person under investigation suspected of endangering national security to provide any password or decryption method for electronic devices and to provide the police any reasonable and necessary information or assistance."
"Refusing to comply could lead to up to one year's imprisonment and a fine of up to 100,000 Hong Kong dollars ($12,768), while providing false or misleading information could bring up to three years' imprisonment and a fine of up to 500,000 Hong Kong dollars ($63,840)."
"The imposition of the 2020 national security law, supplemented by a second component in 2024, has led to a marked decline in civil liberties in the former British colony returned to China in 1997, according to human rights advocates."
New provisions in Hong Kong empower police to seize items with seditious intent and require suspects to provide passwords for electronic devices. These measures bypass judicial authorizations and the local legislature. Non-compliance can result in imprisonment and fines. The amendments are part of the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, which has significantly curtailed civil liberties in Hong Kong. The changes raise concerns about the city's status as an international financial center and reflect ongoing tensions following pro-democracy protests.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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