Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hong Kong's spring of discontent : the rise and fall of the National Security Bill in 2003 / Carole J. Petersen -- Counter-revolutionaries, subversives, and terrorists : China's evolving national security law / Fu Hualing -- Consultation document and the bill : an overview / Albert H. Y. Chen -- Old and new visions of security : Article 23 compared to post-September 11 security laws / Kent Roach -- Treason and subversion in Hong Kong / D. W. Choy and Richard Cullen -- Secession offence in Hong Kong and the "one-country, two systems" dilemma / Kelley Loper -- Past and future offences of sedition in Hong Kong / Fu Hualing -- National security and the unauthorized and damaging disclosure of protected information / Johannes Chan -- Article 23 and freedom of the press : a journalistic perspective / Doreen Weisenhaus -- Connecting door : the proscription of local organizations / Lison Harris, Lily Ma, and C. B. Fung -- Appeal mechanism under the National Security Bill : a proper balance between fundamental human rights and national security? / Lin Feng -- "Knock, knock. Who's there?" -- entry and search powers for Article 23 offences / Simon N. M. Young -- Case for extraterritoriality / Bing Ling.

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