Group's non-compliance condemned

September 7, 2021

Police’s National Security Department today severely condemned an organisation’s open expression that it would refuse to provide the data requested pursuant to the National Security Law.

 

Under Schedule 5 of the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the National Security Law, Police issued notices in writing to various organisations on August 25 asking for information to be provided no later than September 7. While certain organisations had complied with the instruction, some others requested an extension.

 

It also noticed an organisation openly repeated that it would not follow the legal requirement and reject the information request.

 

The force reiterated that people or organisations failing to provide information in time will be liable to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for half a year.

 

Follow-up action will be taken in accordance with the law with respect to incompliance, Police added.

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