Explainer6 Hong Kong officials slapped with fresh US sanctions: who are they and what’s next?
The Post explores reasons behind Washington’s latest round of sanctions and other restrictive measures against city
The United States has imposed another major round of sanctions on six officials in Hong Kong, including the justice secretary and outgoing police chief, over what Washington said was “transnational repression” under national security legislation.
The move on Tuesday followed previously imposed economic penalties and other restrictions against the city after Beijing enacted a national security law in 2020 in response to the months-long social unrest the year before.
Beijing has vowed to retaliate while the Hong Kong government has also slammed the US action, saying it will not be cowed.
The Post looks at who has been targeted, the reasons behind Washington’s decision and other restrictive measures against the city.
1. Who is being sanctioned?
Officials targeted in this round include Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee, who had his final day in the role on Tuesday.
The others are: Sonny Au Chi-kwong, secretary general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong; Dong Jingwei, director of Beijing’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in the city; and assistant police commissioners Dick Wong Chung-chun and Margaret Chiu Wing-lan.