Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
- (d) a political party in an external place or an agent of the political party;
prohibited organization (受禁組織) means an organization in relation to which an order made under section 60(1) or (2) is in force.
59. This Division does not affect operation of Societies Ordinance
This Division does not affect the operation of the Societies Ordinance (Cap. 151).
Subdivision 2—Prohibition of Operation of Organizations Engaging in Activities Endangering National Security in HKSAR
60. Prohibition of operation of organizations
(1) If the Secretary for Security reasonably believes that it is necessary for safeguarding national security to prohibit the operation or continued operation of an organization specified in subsection (3) in the HKSAR, the Secretary for Security may, by order published in the Gazette, prohibit the operation or continued operation of the organization in the HKSAR.
(2) If an organization specified in subsection (3)(a) (local organization) is a political body and has a connection with a political organization of an external place, the Secretary for Security may, by order published in the Gazette, prohibit the operation or continued operation of the local organization in the HKSAR.
(3) The organization specified for subsections (1) and (2) is—
- (a) an organization that is organized and established in the HKSAR or has its headquarters or chief place of business in the HKSAR, but does not include—
