‘Extension of Control’: Concerns Raised Over Hong Kong’s New Cybercrime Legislation Proposal

‘Extension of Control’: Concerns Raised Over Hong Kong’s New Cybercrime Legislation Proposal
Police stand guard in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on June 4, 2022, near the venue where Hong Kong people traditionally gather annually to mourn the victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 which the authorities have banned. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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The Hong Kong government recently published a 268-page consultation paper on a legislative proposal aimed at extending jurisdictions to information and communications technology.

However, experts have warned that the proposal, which they see as on par with Hong Kong’s national security law, could be used by the Hong Kong government to set up mass internet surveillance and censorship over its citizens.

Julia Ye
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Julia Ye is an Australian-based reporter who joined The Epoch Times in 2021. She mainly covers China-related issues and has been a reporter since 2003.
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