The Department of Justice (DoJ) today (May 28) updated the bilingual version of the "Annotations of the Hong Kong National Security Law and Sedition Offences in the Crimes Ordinance", covering judgments of cases relating to national security up to February 28 this year. The updated contents have been uploaded to the dedicated website for public reference.
 
     Since the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020, all judicial decisions in cases related to national security have been made in public, and the judgments are available to the public. The DoJ has published the English and Chinese versions of the Annotations to facilitate public access (especially for those working in the fields of law, education, and public service) to the relevant judgments and the legal principles contained therein. The Annotations have by now been updated thrice. The DoJ will continue to update the Annotations from time to time to keep the public informed of the latest developments of relevant laws and cases, so that they can understand the law, abide by the law, and join hands to fulfil the obligation of safeguarding national security.

Ends/Thursday, May 28, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:00

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