Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Yeung / Bloomberg
Hong Kong police blocked a local website and cited the National Security Act for the first time in doing so, Ming Pao reported, citing police sources he did not identify.
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force blocked hkchronicles.com, without specifying what content violated the law, according to Ming Pao. The site often features pro-democracy articles.
Ming Pao reported that Hong Kong police refused to comment on individual cases on Friday, but the official cited Article 43 of the National Security Act, which states that police can order service providers to block access to electronic information deemed likely to constitute a crime that threatens the citizen’s security or results in such a crime. The police said they would act according to the law, depending on the circumstances.
The national security law was imposed by Beijing on the former British colony in June, prompting US-led international condemnation that Beijing was reneging on promises to guarantee the city’s unique freedoms after its return to Chinese rule.