Five years ago, Beijing imposed the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL), under the pretext of safeguarding “national security”, to silence dissent
Since the promulgation of the National Security Law on 30 June 2020, at least 8 trade union leaders have been prosecuted because
Article 9 of the Hong Kong National Security Law requires the government to strengthen supervision and regulation over matters concerning national security,
《國安法》第九條要求特區就維護國家安全方面,加強對學校、大學、社團、媒體、網絡等的指導和監督,而政府隨即落實一系列政策,以下是部份對工人權益和公民社會活動有重大影響的範疇。 公務員 政府在2021年1月15日發出通告,要求全港十八萬公務員在一個月內簽署效忠聲明,承諾擁護《基本法》和對特區政府負責,拒絕簽署可被解僱。 社工 政府最近修訂了《社會工作者註冊條例》,禁止被裁定觸犯國家安全罪行的人,擔任或繼續擔任註冊社工 。政府亦正考慮將宣誓要求擴展至社會工作者註冊局的成員。 教師 百多名教師因參與民運遭到投訴後被教育局懲處,當中有六人被取消教師註冊,另有185人收到譴責信、書面警告或勸喻、或口頭提示。 慈善組織 稅務局修訂有關慈善機構豁免繳稅的稅務指南,列明如果任何團體從事不利於國家安全的活動,稅局將不再認定其為慈善團體,可被撤銷豁免繳稅資格 。這修訂是針對親民主派社會福利或社區團體的又一舉措。當局亦正考慮規管眾籌活動,以防止資金被用於危害國家安全的活動。
They were sentenced to 19 months in jail over children's books which deemed to be "seditious".
She's been detained since March 2022. Winnie Yu is a registered nurse by profession and the former chairperson of the Hospital Authority
She's been detained since March, 2021. Carol Ng is the former chairperson of the HKCTU and the British Airways Hong Kong Cabin