CE officiates at 2025 Honours and Awards Presentation Ceremony
The 2025 Honours and Awards Presentation Ceremony was held at the ballroom of Government House today (November 15). The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, presented honours and awards to 405 recipients at the Ceremony.
Among the recipients, three received the Grand Bauhinia Medal; 19 received the Gold Bauhinia Star; 26 received the Silver Bauhinia Star; 11 received the Distinguished Service Medal for the disciplined services and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC); 43 received the Bronze Bauhinia Star; two received the Medal for Bravery (Bronze); 44 received the Meritorious Service Medal for the disciplined services and the ICAC; 107 received the Medal of Honour; 74 received the Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service; and 76 received the Chief Executive's Commendation for Government/Public Service.
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Police National Security Department arrests one man
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) took enforcement actions in Sheung Shui today (December 6) and arrested a 71-year-old local man, for being suspected of "prejudicing of investigation of offences endangering national security" and "doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention" in contravention of Section 88 and 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance respectively.
Investigation revealed that the arrested man was suspected of disclosing details of a case endangering national security, after assisting with the investigation conducted earlier by NSD officers. He was also suspected of publishing multiple videos with seditious intention online, with content provoking hatred towards the Central Authorities, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Judiciary.
The man is being detained for further enquiries.
Police took law enforcement actions based on evidence and in accordance with the actual circumstances, and applied Section 88 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance for the first time. The article stipulated that if a person knows or suspects that an investigation of an offence endangering national security is being conducted, the person with intent to prejudice the investigation; or being reckless as to whether the investigation will be prejudiced, without reasonable excuse or lawful authority, makes any disclosure; or the person knowing or suspecting that any material is likely to be relevant to the investigation; and with intent to conceal the facts disclosed by the material from persons conducting the investigation, without reasonable excuse, falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of the material, or causes or permits the material to be falsified, concealed, destroyed or otherwise disposed of, commits an offence. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years upon conviction.
Police remind members of the public that "doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention" is also a serious offence. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years on first conviction.
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