--- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 12:39:36 +0800 From: "Robert Clark" <rclarkat_private> To: declanat_private Subject: Hong Kong SMS, hyperlinks may be seditious Declan The tech sector has joined the swell of those opposed to the Hong Kong government's Article 23 security legislation - draft laws against, treason, sedition, subversion, secession required by Beijing. The legislator who represents IT and telecom sectors, Sin Chung-kai, has warned that cellphone messages, hyperlinks and computer games, not to mention the presently-unregulated online news sector, would fall under the definition of seditious publications (original statement is in Chinese - herewith our story): http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=39170 The Hong Kong Journalists' Association has called for the sedition laws to include public interest and prior publication defences. It draws particular attention to the classification as state secret "information relating to relations between the central authorities of the PRC and the HKSAR": http://www.hkja.org.hk/frontpage/cen_index.htm The Hong Kong government defends the proposed laws by saying they are in line with the Intenational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. However, it refuses to issue a "white bill", giving precise details of what will be in the laws. The US State Department has joined those calling for publication of the draft in full, and has expressed its concern about the "unlawful disclosures" measures. http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/ushk/state/2002/112101.htm Robert Clark Telecom Asia Hong Kong ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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