Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
Part 6—Division 1
Ord. No. 6 of 2024
Section 57
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- (b) the contrary is not proved by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt.
57. Extra-territorial effect of this Division
(1) If—
- (a) any—
- (i) HKSAR resident who is a Chinese citizen;
- (ii) body corporate that is incorporated, formed or registered in the HKSAR; or
- (iii) body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, that has a place of business in the HKSAR,
- does any act outside the HKSAR; and
- (b) the act would have constituted an offence under section 52 had it been done in the HKSAR,
the resident or body commits the offence.
(2) In this section—
HKSAR resident (特區居民) means—
- (a) a Hong Kong permanent resident; or
- (b) a person who is qualified to be issued with an identity card under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177) but has no right of abode in Hong Kong under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115).
