The Hong Kong government recently published a 268-page consultation paper on a legislative proposal aimed at extending jurisdictions to information and communications technology.
However, experts have warned that the proposal, which they see as on par with Hong Kong’s national security law, could be used by the Hong Kong government to set up mass internet surveillance and censorship over its citizens.
The consultation paper, published July 20, reiterated the importance of the national security law and proposed having jurisdiction over five categories of cyber-dependent offenses. Furthermore, such jurisdictions would have an effect in extraterritorial cases if they are related to Hong Kong affairs….