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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 9—Division 10 Section 144 144. Section 79I amended (court may take evidence by live television link from person outside Hong Kong)

(1) After section 79I(2)(a)—
 * Add
 * “(ab) the criminal proceedings concerned are specified proceedings;”.

(2) After section 79I(2)—
 * Add
 * “(3) Even if any permission has been given, in specified proceedings, under this section that is not yet amended, then, as long as a verdict has not yet been delivered in the proceedings, the permission is to be regarded as having never been given.
 * (4) In this section—
 * amended (經修訂) means amended by the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (6 of 2024);
 * specified proceedings (指明法律程序) means proceedings of a case concerning national security (within the meaning of section 3(2) of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (6 of 2024)).”.

145. Section 91 amended (penalties for concealing offences)

Section 91(4)—
 * Repeal
 * “other than treason”.

146. Section 100 amended (abolition of presumption of coercion of married woman by husband)

Section 100—