On June 30, 2020, China enacted "The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" (the "National Security Law") ostensibly to help safeguard the national security of Hong Kong.

But the law's effects are significant, its application ambiguous, and its breadth far reaching.

It's time for a legal deep dive.

A blizzard of chilling effects can't chill us...in Virtual Legality.

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#China #HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

2:01 The Hong Kong National Security Law

5:20 Overview (Article 1)

6:43 Secession

8:46 Subversion

12:09 Collusion

19:13 The Liability of Assistance

21:10 Corporate Licenses on the Line

22:33 Secret Courts and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

25:30 On the NBA

27:27 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"A Blizzard of Backlash"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9jfV0TCfXZGAc1KiKP9dSC

""Blizzard has removed Blitzchung from Grandmasters and banned him from competing in Hearthstone following his on-stream Hong Kong protest"

Inven Global - October 7, 2019 - Tom Matthiesen"

https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/9254/blizzard-has-removed-blitzchung-from-grandmasters-and-banned-him-from-competing-in-hearthstone-following-his-on-stream-hong-kong-protest

"In full: Official English translation of the Hong Kong national security law"

Hong Kong Free Press - July 1, 2020

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/01/in-full-english-translation-of-the-hong-kong-national-security-law/

"The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization"

July 14, 2020 - President Donald Trump

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidents-executive-order-hong-kong-normalization/

"The Sedition Act of 1798"

House of Representatives History Website

https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1700s/The-Sedition-Act-of-1798

"NBA Halts Personalizing of Apparel Following 'FreeHongKong' Controversy"

VOA News - July 16, 2020 - Legu Zhang

https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/voa-news-china/nba-halts-personalizing-apparel-following-freehongkong-controversy

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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