Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
(2) A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years if the person, knowing that a member of a Chinese armed force is about to abandon the duties or absent himself or herself without leave, colludes with an external force to assist the member in so doing.
(3) A person who, knowing that a member of a Chinese armed force has abandoned the duties or has absented himself or herself without leave—
- (a) conceals the member;
- (b) assists the member in concealing himself or herself; or
- (c) assists the member in escaping from lawful custody,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 7 years.
(4) A person who, knowing that a member of a Chinese armed force has abandoned the duties or has absented himself or herself without leave, colludes with an external force to—
- (a) conceal the member;
- (b) assist the member in concealing himself or herself; or
- (c) assist the member in escaping from lawful custody,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years.
