Hong Kong security law will not be retroactive, says Chinese official | Malay Mail

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SHENZHEN, June 15 — Hong Kong's national security legislation will not punish people retroactively, a senior Chinese official said today, touching on a key question raised by local residents, diplomats and foreign investors over the controverisal law. Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the Hong...

Monday, 15 Jun 2020 03:17 PM MYT

Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office,also said while Beijing must be able to have jurisdiction over the most serious national security cases, the financial hub should be responsible for most enforcement work. “Although there are differences in the legal systems of Hong Kong and the mainland, the principles followed by the Hong Kong and mainland criminal laws are not that great,” Deng said.

 

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