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Hong Kong security chief, John Lee says communications surveillance can come under security law By 5:44PM 0 REUTERS 15th January 2021 – (Hong Kong) Hong Kong’s security chief said on Friday that police surveillance of communications can come under the city’s national security law, potentially giving officers broader powers of interception. John Lee, speaking at an online Legislative Council meeting on security, said the Committee of Safeguarding National Security would have oversight over such surveillance operations. “If it involves crimes endangering national security, they will be dealt with the rules and mechanisms established under the National Security Law,” Lee said....
