Hong Kong rules out legislation criminalising insults to civil servants
- Posted on February 6, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong rules out legislation criminalising insults to civil servants
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Civil Service Bureau informs lawmakers that laws already cover offence and new legislation would involve ‘considerable challenges’.