TNAG-1850-FCO40-2625-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-enquiry-1989 — Page 33

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ARTICLE 23 (LAWS AGAINST SECESSION, TREASON) NEEDS AMENDMENT?

Article 23 provides for such laws to be enacted by the Hong Kong SAR, (ie they will be Hong Kong laws not Chinese national laws

applied to Hong Kong).

Hong Kong's existing Crimes Ordinance already contains provisions

on treason. Will need amendment to take account of change of

sovereignty. But no essential difference between having such laws

before and after 1997.

Any offences would of course be tried in Hong Kong.