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U.S. Treasury Announces Implementation Details of Sanctions Against 11 China and Hong Kong Officials

 2020年12月6日

On September 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced details of the implementation of the sanctions against the 11 Hong Kong and PRC officials, which include a prohibition on U.S. persons engaging in transactions with designated officials of the Hong Kong SAR Government and a prohibition on U.S. persons buying or selling property or interests in property of the 11 PRC and Hong Kong officials. Entities in which the sanctioned officials own, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest are also subject to the sanctions.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury notes that U.S. persons should take care not to engage directly or indirectly in transactions with the sanctioned person’s supervisory SAR authority, such as entering into contracts, negotiations, or transactions directly or indirectly with a sanctioned person on behalf of a sanctioned person, without an authorization or waiver.

However, the U.S. Department of the Treasury also notes that it does not prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with the HKSAR government.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against four Chinese officials and seven Hong Kong government officials, a total of 11 individuals, on August 7 of this year. They are.

  • Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor – Chief Executive of Hong Kong
  • Chen Guoji – Director of the Office of the Chief Executive (CE) of Hong Kong and Secretary General of the National Security Council of Hong Kong (NSC)
  • Joseph Cheng – Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong
  • Lee Ka Chiu – Secretary for Security, Hong Kong
  • Zeng Guowei – Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs of Hong Kong
  • Deng Bingqiang – Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force
  • Weicong Lu – Former Chief of Police
  • Xia Baolong – Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, China
  • Zhang Xiaoming – Deputy Director, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, China; Former Director, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong
  • Luo Huining – Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong (LOCPG)
  • Zheng Yanxiong – Director of the Office for the Maintenance of National Security (OMS) of the Chinese Central Government in Hong Kong