Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
Part 9—Division 10
Ord. No. 6 of 2024
Section 144
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144. Section 79I amended (court may take evidence by live television link from person outside Hong Kong)
(1) After section 79I(2)(a)—
- Add
- “(ab) the criminal proceedings concerned are specified proceedings;”.
(2) After section 79I(2)—
- Add
- “(3) Even if any permission has been given, in specified proceedings, under this section that is not yet amended, then, as long as a verdict has not yet been delivered in the proceedings, the permission is to be regarded as having never been given.
- (4) In this section—
- amended (經修訂) means amended by the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (6 of 2024);
- specified proceedings (指明法律程序) means proceedings of a case concerning national security (within the meaning of section 3(2) of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (6 of 2024)).”.
145. Section 91 amended (penalties for concealing offences)
Section 91(4)—
- Repeal
- “other than treason”.
146. Section 100 amended (abolition of presumption of coercion of married woman by husband)
Section 100—
