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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

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Repeal

“British national or Hong Kong permanent resident”

Substitute

“person mentioned in subsection (5A)”.

(5) After section 18(5)—

Add

“(5A) The person is—

(a) a HKSAR resident;

(b) a body corporate that is incorporated, formed or registered in Hong Kong; or

(c) a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, that has a place of business in Hong Kong.”.

(6) Section 18—

Repeal subsection (6)

Substitute

“(6) For the purposes of this section, information or a document or article is protected against disclosure by any of sections 13, 14 and 17 if—

(a) it relates to security or intelligence; or

(b) it is information or a document or article to which section 17 applies,

and information or a document or article is protected against disclosure by any of sections 13 and 14 if it falls within paragraph (a).”.

(7) Section 18(7)—

Repeal

“to 17”