Statement by Security Bureau

     A spokesman for the Security Bureau today (August 29) made the following statement:

     The Assistant Societies Officer provided additional information yesterday (August 28) in further support of her recommendation to the Secretary for Security to make an order for prohibiting the operation of Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) under section 8 of the Societies Ordinance (Ordinance).

     The Secretary for Security today wrote to the legal representatives of the convenor and spokesman of HKNP and provided HKNP with the additional information for the purpose of making representations as it thinks fit under section 8(3) of the Ordinance on or before September 11.