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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 3—Division 2 Section 18 (2) A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years if the person, knowing that a member of a Chinese armed force is about to abandon the duties or absent himself or herself without leave, colludes with an external force to assist the member in so doing.

(3) A person who, knowing that a member of a Chinese armed force has abandoned the duties or has absented himself or herself without leave—
 * (a) conceals the member;
 * (b) assists the member in concealing himself or herself; or
 * (c) assists the member in escaping from lawful custody,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 7 years.

(4) A person who, knowing that a member of a Chinese armed force has abandoned the duties or has absented himself or herself without leave, colludes with an external force to—
 * (a) conceal the member;
 * (b) assist the member in concealing himself or herself; or
 * (c) assist the member in escaping from lawful custody,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years.