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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 2 Section 12 12. Requirement on disclosure of commission by others of offence of treason

(1) If a Chinese citizen (the person) knows that another person has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence under section 10(1) (commission of offence), the person must disclose the commission of offence and the material facts in connection with the commission of offence within the person’s knowledge to a police officer as soon as reasonably practicable after the person knows of the commission of offence, unless the commission of offence has been in the public domain.

(2) A Chinese citizen who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 14 years.

(3) This section does not affect any claims, rights or entitlements on the ground of legal professional privilege.

(4) This section provides for the offence of misprision of treason under common law as a statutory provision with appropriate improvements.

13. Unlawful drilling

(1) If—
 * (a) a person, without the permission of the Secretary for Security or the Commissioner of Police, provides specified drilling to any other person; or
 * (b) a person is present, for the purpose of providing specified drilling to any other person, at a meeting held for the purpose of providing specified drilling, and the meeting is held without the permission of the Secretary for Security or the Commissioner of Police,