23 Feb 2026
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. LAU WAI CHUNG
- Citation
- [2026] HKCA 284
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC268/2024
On construction NSL s22's 'other unlawful means' embraces all unlawful means other than force or threat of force and is not confined to criminal acts; genuine belief in lawfulness is evidence but not a standalone defence to specific intent; the Scheme (Project 35+) to obtain a LegCo majority and indiscriminately veto budgets to trigger BL50-52 was an unlawful means and the Course of Conduct was a prohibited act under NSL s22(3) when aimed at subverting the constitutional order; LegCo members' oath under BL104 imposes an overriding duty not to use constitutional powers to subvert the Basic Law…