Hong Kong justice chief warns online criticism could breach new law

HONG KONG, China — Hong Kong's justice minister has warned that posting and sharing criticism of the city's newly enacted national security law could be in breach of the legislation, which lays down harsh penalties for sedition.

It also expanded the British colonial-era offence of "sedition" to include inciting hatred against China's Communist Party leadership. "An extreme scenario could be that the person posted online because they strongly agreed with it, and they added some comments, made additional remarks, purely for the purpose of inciting other residents' hatred against the and central governments," Lam said.Hong Kong security chief Chris Tang said in the same interview that additional evidence such as "what you keep at home and what other acts you have done" would have to be collected to facilitate prosecution.

Critics said the law had eviscerated Hong Kong's political opposition and civil society, and the new legislation would further curtail residents' rights.

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