Hong Kong may ban 2 ‘subversive’ groups based in Canada and Taiwan
City may use national security law to target Canada-based ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ and Taiwan-based ‘Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union’
The Hong Kong government is considering for the first time using its powers under the national security law to ban two organisations deemed subversive.
The Security Bureau said on Monday the secretary for security was weighing the move against the Canada-based “Hong Kong Parliament” and Taiwan-based “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union”.
“The two organisations in question aim to subvert state power,” a bureau spokesman said. “Their objectives include promoting ‘self-determination’ and making the ‘Hong Kong Constitution’.
“[Their intentions also included] overthrowing or undermining the basic system of the People’s Republic of China established by the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China or overthrowing the body of central power of the People’s Republic of China or the body of power of Hong Kong .”
He said Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung might “prohibit the operation or continued operation of the organisation” by an order published in the Government Gazette.