An extra clause of the National Security Law was included in the land sales and lease contracts by the Lands Department of Hong Kong.
The terms explicitly state that the Hong Kong government holds the right to disqualify any bidding on national security grounds and terminate any short-term lease concerning national security. The Lands Department applied the new legal terms to all land sales and short-term lease bidding documents.
In response to The Epoch Times’ inquiries, the Development Bureau revealed that the Government’s Material Supply and Procurement Regulations were updated on Aug. 29, 2022, with the addition of relevant requirements for maintaining the National Security Law. The principles apply to all types and forms of government procurement….