Hong Kong Government Adds National Security Law Clause to Land Sales and Leases

Hong Kong Government Adds National Security Law Clause to Land Sales and Leases
The picture shows the land tendered on Sai Yee Street in Mongkok, Hong Kong. Feb 13, 2023. SungPi-lung/ The Epoch Times
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An extra clause of the National Security Law was included in the land sales and lease contracts by the Lands Department of Hong Kong.

The terms explicitly state that the Hong Kong government holds the right to disqualify any bidding on national security grounds and terminate any short-term lease concerning national security. The Lands Department applied the new legal terms to all land sales and short-term lease bidding documents.