@article {1406249, title = {The Risks for International Business under the Hong Kong National Security Law}, year = {2021}, abstract = {

Dennis W. H. Kwok and\ Elizabeth Donkervoort, July 2021\ 

Hong Kong, a former British colony, has been a special administrative region of the People{\textquoteright}s Republic of China (PRC) since 1997. The National People{\textquoteright}s Congress promulgation of the Law of the People{\textquoteright}s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong National Security Law, HK NSL) on June 30, 2020, has a substantial impact on Hong Kong{\textquoteright}s constitutional structure known as {\textquotedblleft}One Country, Two Systems.{\textquotedblright} Enshrined under the Basic Law (Hong Kong{\textquoteright}s constitution under the Sino British Joint Declaration), One Country, Two Systems guaranteed that Hong Kong would exercise a high degree of autonomy{\textemdash}with its own political, economic, and legal systems{\textemdash}based on the rule of law. The HK NSL has been in operation for one year. This article analyzes the impact of the HK NSL on Hong Kong{\textquoteright}s legal system and, in particular, its civil law jurisprudence. The article also explores the new legal risks and challenges international businesses face when dealing with PRC businesses or matters impinging on national security in mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and civil disputes. These issues will be examined against the current geopolitical landscape and rising tensions between the PRC and other nations.

}, url = {https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/the_risks_for_international_business_under_the_hong_kong_national_security_law_7.7.21.pdf?m=1626968393}, author = {Dennis W. H. Kwok and Elizabeth Donkervoort} }