Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
116. Adjudication of cases concerning national security etc.
(1) The Courts are to adjudicate cases concerning national security independently in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Basic Law and the HK National Security Law, free from any interference. A person must respect and safeguard the Courts’ adjudication of cases concerning national security in accordance with the law.
(2) The Department of Justice is to control criminal prosecutions of cases in connection with offences endangering national security in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Basic Law and the HK National Security Law, free from any interference.
(3) The Government must take necessary measures to ensure the personal safety, and the safety of the property and place of residence, of any specified person and any aider, are subject to necessary protection.
(4) In this section—
aider (協助者) means an informer of, or a witness in, a case concerning national security;
specified person (指明人士) means—
- (a) any of the personnel of any department or agency that handles cases concerning national security, or is responsible for the work on safeguarding national security, in the HKSAR; or
- (b) a judicial officer, staff member of the Judiciary, counsel or solicitor, who handles a case concerning national security.
