Know Your Rights Hong Kong

Hong Kong journalists: Do you know what to do if police stop you while reporting? Do you know how to access public records safely? Do you know how to protect your sources?

As Hong Kong's press freedoms diminish, it is crucial to understand your legal rights and responsibilities, and how to conduct yourself responsibly to keep yourself and others safe. Our new guide provides essential tips to help you navigate this challenging environment.

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香港新聞工作者：採訪期間被警察截停應如何處理？查冊公開此聊應如何保障自身安全？消息來源又應如何保護？

香港新聞自由越見倒退，理解你的法律權責及如何保護自己和它人安全尤其重要。我們最新的指引為你提供重要提示，以應對現今環境下的挑戰。

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Know Your Rights Hong Kong Understanding your legal and civil rights and preserving the rule of law in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's Basic Law allowed the democrats to veto the budget to force changes to government policy, according to a former University of Hong Kong law professor. Yet, the 45 pro-democracy figures have been jailed for up to 10 years for doing it.

Jailed democrats’ plan constitutionally allowed under Basic Law, Hong Kong legal scholar says Democrats’ plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong’s Basic Law, a legal scholar has said, a day after 45 pro-democracy figures were jailed for conspiring to…

香港記者協會表示，在天安門鎮壓周年期間，香港記者受到「不合理的警告」，其中一名記者被拘留了兩小時。警方已對此報導表示譴責。

人人有權將推出指南，幫助記者在香港合法行事 — 敬請留意！

Hong Kong reporters were given "unreasonable warnings" and one was detained for two hours during the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, according to Hong Kong Journalist Association. Police have condemned the report.

Know Your Rights Hong Kong will soon launch guidance to help journalists stay on the right side of the law in Hong Kong - watch this space!

Hong Kong police condemn reporter’s claim of ‘unreasonable warning’ on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary Hong Kong police have condemned claims that a press group chief received an “unreasonable warning” from an officer while covering the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. H…

一名大律師在香港新國家安全法23條下與其他五人一起被捕。這是政府首次以該法進行拘捕，原因似乎是發佈與天安門大屠殺紀念有關的信息。

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/hong-kong-police-arrest-six-people-under-new-security-law

A barrister is among six people arrested under Article 23, Hong Kong’s new domestic national security law. These are the first detentions under the law, seemingly for posting messages related to the Tiananmen massacre anniversary.

Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hong Kong’s justice minister warns that online criticism, including reposting others' critical statements, could breach the new national security legislation if it is deemed seditious.

香港律政司司長警告，轉發他人批評意見等的在線評論，如果被政府認為具煽動性，可能違反新的國家安全法。

Hong Kong official warns online criticism could breach new national security law The Article 23 legislation includes penalties for five categories of crime including treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and external interference