Original Author: Shao Shanbo
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Article 23 Legislation and Hong Kong Society’s “Right to Know” and “Freedom of Speech”
23条立法和香港社会的“知情权”“言论自由权”
This article was written during the consultation period for new national security legislation through Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law. Shao Shanbo, previous head of the former Hong Kong Central Policy Unit (a government think tank advising the Chief Executive that was revamped under a new name in 2018), addresses criticism voiced within Hong Kong and by external observers over the bill’s potential breadth. Prominently, he argues that terms such as “incitement” are not vague because they have been clarified by legal precedents within the city’s common law system.