Former Article 23 concern group member Ronny Tong: There was no national security threat then; Tai Dai-wai: This legislation is more stringent
昔日成立23條關注組 湯家驊：當年無國安威脅 戴大為：今次立法更嚴苛
Twenty-two years later, legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law has returned. The Government published a consultation document on the legislation last week, saying that Hong Kong’s national security risks had changed dramatically after the 2014 Occupy Central movement, the 2016 Mong Kok riot and the 2019 “black-clad violence”, making it necessary to legislate as soon as possible to guard against them. The consultation document regulates acts including treason, sedition, the theft of state secrets and espionage, and introduces offences including “external interference” and “sabotage endangering national security”.
事隔22年，《基本法》23條立法捲土重來。政府上周公布23條的立法諮詢文件，指經歷2014年「佔中」、2016年「旺角暴動」及2019年「黑暴」等，香港的國安風險起了急劇變化，有必要盡快立法防範。諮詢文件規管叛國、煽動叛亂、竊取國家機密和間諜等行為，並新增「境外干預」及「危害國家安全的破壞活動」等罪行。