'No efforts spared to pursue NSL suspects abroad'
The government on Thursday said the jurisdiction of Hong Kong’s national security law fully aligns with the principles of international law, after the police offered rewards of HK$1 million for information that leads to the capture of eight national security suspects living overseas.  The eight, Dennis Kwok, Nathan Law, Ted Hui, Mung Siu-tat, Kevin Yam, Finn Lau, Anna Kwok and Yuan Gong-yi, are accused of various offences, including inciting secession. “In respect of the action taken by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force on July 3 to list the eight persons who have absconded overseas…the Department of Justice…said that in terms of the scope of application, the Hong Kong National Security Law fully aligns with the principles of international law, international practice and common practice adopted in various countries and regions,” the government said in a statement published late on Thursday. It also said criticism by some countries and organisations on the issue were made in complete disregard of basic jurisprudence and facts. “It is the inherent right and obligation of our country as a sovereign state to enact the Hong Kong National Security Law as well as to exercise prescriptive extraterritorial jurisdiction over the relevant offences endangering national security.” The statement added the government will spare no effort to take all measures to pursue the liability of those who have allegedly committed offences under the national security law outside Hong Kong.