The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) finally settled the question of legality of the No Consent Regime (NCR) in its recent judgment in Tam Sze Leung v. Commissioner of Police.
History will show that Hong Kong was slow to fulfil its duty and pass Article 23 national security legislation, so it’s important that we cover all aspects in the new law. This will require careful work and thorough scrutiny, but such important legislation demands we take time to get it right.
The Post has summarised how authorities propose to amend existing laws and create new offences under five major activities that endanger national security.