2024 Legislative Agenda: Article 23 Legislation and Cybersecurity Law Updates

2024-01-12 05:08:14

The government has submitted to the Legislative Council this year’s legislative agenda, which includes 23 pieces of legislation and a cyber security law.

[Yahoo News Report]The SAR government submitted the 2024 legislative agenda to the Legislative Council today (12th), including legislation for Article 23 of the Basic Law and the formulation of a legal framework for cybersecurity.

According to the legislative agenda, the “Maintenance of National Security Bill”, or 23 pieces of legislation, is listed as the 25th bill on the agenda, and the “Cybersecurity (Critical Infrastructure) Bill” is the 26th bill. Both drafts are under the responsibility of the Security Bureau.

In the Policy Address delivered by Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu in October last year, he stated that the legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law would be completed within 2024. He pointed out at the time that Article 23 of the Basic Law stipulates that the SAR should legislate on its own to prohibit behaviors and activities that endanger national security. Article 7 of the “Hong Kong National Security Law” stipulates that the SAR government should complete the legislation for safeguarding national security stipulated in the “Basic Law” as soon as possible and improve relevant laws. He pointed out that the government is making every effort to study effective legislative plans, implement the constitutional responsibilities that the SAR government should fulfill, and complete legislation within 2024.

In December last year, Li Jiachao reported to President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Li Jiachao later pointed out that it was reported that the government would complete the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law in 2024, and expressed his gratitude to Xi Jinping for agreeing with his policy direction.

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Article 23 of the Basic Law stipulates that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall legislate on its own to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion of the Central People’s Government and theft of state secrets, and prohibit foreign political organizations or groups from conducting political activities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. activities and prohibit political organizations or groups in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or groups.

The SAR government submitted the 2024 legislative agenda to the Legislative Council today (12th), including legislation for Article 23 of the Basic Law and the formulation of a legal framework for cybersecurity.

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