are handled by Complaints against Police Office (CAPO), which is not independent but part of the Hong Kong Police Force. The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is set up to independently review every case handled by CAPO, though the IPCC has no investigative powers, and is not involved in hearing appeals to CAPO rulings. Calls for reform, from both local non-government organisations, political parties as well as the UNCHR, have been largely ignored by the government. National security and Article 23 of Basic Law Hong Kong SAR has the constitutional duty of safeguarding national security by virtue of Article 23 of the Basic Law. In 2002, in order to fulfil their constitutional duty, the government tabled an anti-subversion bill. However, as with national security legislation in many countries, civil libertarians feared powers in the proposed law would erode the fundamental freedoms of the people. With the backdrop of an authoritarian sovereign state, there were fears that the proposed law would be used to suppress organisations which disagreed with the policies of either the Special Administrative Region or the Central Government. See also Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests CCPL Human Rights Portal Democratic development in Hong Kong 2019–20 Hong Kong protests References External links Official Web Pages The Basic Law of Hong Kong Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC), Hong Kong SAR Non-Government Organisations Amnesty International Hong Kong Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor Hong Kong Journalists Association Information Sources Freedom of expression in Hong Kong Hong Kong's Darkest Hours – five human rights violations in ten days Politics of Hong Kong Law of Hong Kong