Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Hong Kong police blocked a local website and cited national security law for the first time, Ming Pao he reported, citing police sources he did not identify.
The Hong Kong Police Department of Homeland Security blocked it hkchronicles.com, without specifying what content violated the law, according to Ming Pao. The website often includes pro-democracy articles.
Ming Pao reported that Hong Kong police refused to comment on individual cases on Friday, but the authority cited Article 43 of the National Security Act, which states that officers may order service providers to block access to electronic information that is considered likely to constitute a crime that endangers the country’s security or result in such a crime. Police said they would take action in accordance with the law, depending on the circumstances.
The national security law was imposed by Beijing on the former British colony in June, provoking US-led international condemnation because Beijing renounced promises to guarantee the city’s unique freedoms after its return to Chinese rule.