this State Council Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved six Beijing and Hong Kong authorities, “has already engaged in actions or policies to downgrade Hong Kong’s autonomy, including actions related to transnational repression living in the United States.”
Rubio announced on Monday that the actions “prove the Trump administration Commitment insists that those who can deal with the deprivation of Hong Kong’s rights to protection and freedoms, or the act of transnational repression on American soil or on our people. ”
Those approved include Sonny Chi Kwong Au – Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Commission for the Protection of National Security – Raymond Chak Yee Siu, Chief of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force. The other four approvals were identified as Dong Jingwei, Dick Chung Chun Wong, Margaret Wing Lan Chiu and Paul Ting Kwok Lam.
“Beijing and Hong Kong officials used the Hong Kong National Security Law to intimidate, silence and harass 19 pro-democratic activists forced to flee overseas, including U.S. citizens and four other U.S. residents,” the State Department said.
Hong Kong Police Commissioner Raymond Chak Yee Siu hugged his colleagues during the GAS Police Academy’s death march at the GAS Police Academy in Hong Kong, China on March 29, 2025. (Hou Yu/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
According to the State Council, Lin is the judicial secretary. Hongkong In the category of regional government ministers and responsible for the formulation, adoption or implementation of the National Security Law. ”
last year, Human Rights Watch explain “The provisions of the National Security Ordinance, with strict prison penalties, expand police powers and weaken due process rights, punish peaceful speech and civil society activism.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio showed it here with President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24. The action announced on Monday said: “Shows the Trump administration’s commitment to assume commitments to those responsible for depriving Hong Kong people of their protected rights and freedoms or to impose transitional repression on American soil or on Americans.” (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
“Due to the current sanctions-related actions, and under EO 13936, all property and interests of the property and property of the persons approved above in all property owned or controlled by the United States or Americans must be blocked and must be reported to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of Treasury.”
It continues: “In addition, all individuals or entities that have ownership, whether directly or indirectly, have been blocked by one or more persons who have been blocked by 50% or more.”
Hong Kong Judge Paul Ting Kwok Lam spoke in Hong Kong in November 2022. (Reuters/Tyrone SIU)
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“Unless a general or specific license issued by OFAC or a general or specific license exempted from U.S. sanctions, we will prohibit U.S. personnel or all property or interests in or within the United States or within the United States (or transit) the United States,” the State Department said. “These prohibitions include any contributions, goods or services to the benefit of any person blocked, and any contributions or provision of funds, goods or services from any such person.”
Fox News’ Nick Kalman contributed to the report.
