Three laws take effect a day for insulting the national flag and can be imprisoned for 3 years and up to 5 years in prison

Three new amendments came into effect today on the same day, involving the national flag and the national emblem, the crime of culprit and the crime of voyeurism. Among them, the “National Flag and National Emblem (Amendment) Ordinance” further provides for the intention to insult the national flag or the national emblem, publicity and deliberate acts of insulting the national flag or the national emblem, and also amends the regulations on the display and use of the national flag, the national emblem, the regional flag, and the regional emblem.

government The spokesperson said that the National Flag and National Emblem (Amendment) Ordinance retains and clarifies relevant penalties and penalties to punish and deter people who intend to insult the national flag or national emblem, openly and deliberately commit acts of insulting the national flag or national emblem. The law stipulates that the maximum fine for related crimes is 50,000 yuan and imprisonment for 3 years. The amendment also added three new designated days to display the national flag and regional flag, including Labor Day (May 1), Lunar New Year’s Day and National Constitution Day (December 4).

Crime of voyeurism: even if you agree to make it public at the time of shooting, it may be illegal

The “Personal Data Regulations 2021” is aimed at “beginning” behavior, that is, disclosure of personal data without the consent of the data subject or recklessly causing the data subject or his family to suffer specified harm. The law grants the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data the power to conduct criminal investigations and prosecutions against “beginning” related crimes, and instructs the person in charge of social platforms and others who have the ability to remove the “beginning” information to stop disclosing the “beginning” information. Related, the maximum penalty for the crime is a fine of 1 million yuan and imprisonment for 5 years.

government The spokesperson said that since 2019, “starters” have used wanton disclosure of other people’s personal data to crack down on people with different political opinions, just like weaponizing personal data. The purpose of the “Ordinance” is to combat the malicious “bottom” behavior that has become more and more rampant in recent years, so as to ensure that the privacy of citizens’ personal data is protected.

《 The Criminal Offences Ordinance 2021 establishes the crime of voyeurism to prevent illegal filming or observation of private parts, including behaviors commonly known as “shadow bottoms” and “high speculation on breasts.” The law also prohibits the release of private images obtained from illegal shooting, and release or threat of release of private images without consent. The maximum penalty for related crimes is 5 years’ imprisonment. A spokesperson for the Security Bureau pointed out that in the crime of publishing or threatening to publish private images without consent, the victim may have agreed to take private images, but did not agree to subsequent releases, such as pornographic retaliation.