Hong Kong prisoners jailed for security crimes unlikely to get early release [Video]

• Hong Kong prisoners convicted of serious national security crimes are unlikely to be granted early release under the new national security law.
• Inmates previously could have their sentences reduced by up to one-third for good conduct, but this provision has been altered by the new law.
• Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee, voiced at a press briefing the importance of residents complying with the law.

Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signaling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists.

Chief Executive John Lee said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance stipulates that people found guilty of endangering national securitymust not be granted remission unless the commissioner of correctional services believes the move would not be a national security risk. This also applies to inmates who received sentences before the …