Hong Kong IPs suspected of failing to view the content of the “Hong Kong Chronicles” website Hong Kong police say they “can request a ban on messages that endanger national security

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The Hong Kong Chronicle, a website that records information on the anti-revisionist movement, said it had received reports from many people that the website could not be viewed in Hong Kong, questioning whether the authorities had asked the Internet provider to block the website. The Hong Kong Police Force said it “can request a ban on messages that endanger national security”.

The website’s homepage is not accessible through local mobile network providers and broadband networks, but the content sub-pages are not accessible, but can be accessed through a “virtual private network” (VPN) from an external IP address.

In response to media inquiries, the Hong Kong Police Force said it would not comment on individual cases, but cited Article 43 of the Hong Kong National Security Law, which states that the police may require service providers to prohibit the publication of electronic messages “on electronic platforms that are likely to constitute an offence against national security or lead to an offence against national security”. The police said they would “take action in accordance with the law” according to the actual situation.