# Hong Kong passes Article 23 security law under Lee

Date: 2024

On 19 March 2024 Hong Kong's Legislative Council, which has no opposition, unanimously passed the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance promoted by city leader [John Lee](/people/john-lee). At his request the bill, whose first draft ran to 212 pages, was debated over just 11 days. Critics said it further restricted freedoms.

## People

- John Lee: https://factrail.ai/people/john-lee

## Sources

- https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/china/hong-kong-second-national-security-law-passed-intl-hnk/index.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/hong-kong-article-23-law-2024-03-19