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Why executive branches are best placed to gauge national security risks
A recent subsidiary legislation in Hong Kong outlines procedures for handling non-national security offences with national security considerations. The chief executive's authority, under the 2020 national security law, to determine if an act involves national security has sparked debate over whether the executive branch is the appropriate body for such decisions.
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