HONG KONG ¨C Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city's national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in ?a further crackdown on dissent.
Refusing to comply could lead to up to one ?year in?jail ?and a fine of up to $100,000 Hong Kong dollars?($12,773), while providing false ?or misleading information could bring up to three years' imprisonment and a maximum fine of?HK$500,000.
The city government on Monday announced the new amendments to the implementation rules ?of the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, using powers to bypass Hong Kong's ?legislature.
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