China Security Office Flexes New Power With Hong Kong Probe

The National Security Office in Beijing Hong Kong carried out its first known joint operation with city officials and pointed out directly to the expansion of law enforcement officers in China’s financial center.

On Thursday night, local officials announced that they were investigating a foreign case with China’s office to protect national security. According to a statement, the office met with six people after demanding the support of the Hong Kong police using the new forces last month.

Hong Kong security officials searched for the houses of six suspects and the office of an organization and confiscated evidence, including bank documents and devices. Individuals had to deliver travel documents.

The suspects, from November 2020 to June 2024, said that he was accused of göre matching a foreign country or external elements ”. He did not explain his identities.

The raids show that Hong Kong’s stuck on the opposition is still expanding, five years after President Xi Jinping introduces a security law in the city to strengthen the communist party control.

Hong Kong officials banned a video game for the first time under the security legislation this week and accused the armed revolution of defending. This arrived days after the former activist Joshua Wong imprisoned on a new security charges. One -time poster child of the city’s pro -democracy protest movement would be released at the beginning of 2027, which served two -thirds of the current 56 -month prison period.

In response to a Bloomberg News investigation, the Hong Kong government spokesman said that he strongly opposed slander against unfounded claims and common operation without specifying disturbing statements. No one was arrested in the investigation sent by E -Post.

This week, the joint operation pointed to the first implementation of the protected national security regulation, which was rapidly monitored to the law to facilitate Chinese security personnel.

The security law imposed by Beijing allowed the main authorities to assume the jurisdiction of the motherland officials in some cases, while new measures supported the direct work of the legal framework of China’s security device directly within Hong Kong’s joint legal system.

The May 13 legislation, which entered into force before being reviewed by MPs, requires that Hong Kong government departments and civil servants provide “necessary and reasonable assistance, facilitating, support, support and protection to Chinese security guards upon request.

The new rules also accuse the actions that may prevent the work of the office operated by China, including disclosing the details of their research, and the penalties extend to imprisonment and fines of up to seven years.

Even if the Hong Kong government promised to focus on supporting the growth that was forced by China’s slowdown and an indefinite outdoor environment, it shows that it was a constant emphasis on national security.

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