Notice2021-16530
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong Normalization
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Published
August 3, 2021
Effective
July 16, 2021
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on seven individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the President's Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41881-41882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16530]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11485]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong
Normalization
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on seven
individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the President's
Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination regarding the seven
individuals identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was
effective on July 16, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.:
(202) 647-7677, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31634456565d544265677142455045541f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03517664646f667057554370776277662d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 4 of Executive Order
(E.O.) 13936, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, may authorize the imposition
of sanctions blocking all property or interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are in or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person, of any foreign person upon determining that the
person met any criteria set forth in section 4 of E.O. 13936.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to section
4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, that Chen Dong, Yang Jianping, Qiu Hong, Lu
Xinning, Tan Tieniu, He Jing, and Yin Zonghua are or have been leaders
or officials of an entity, including any government entity, that has
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, actions or policies that
threaten the peace, security, stability, or autonomy of Hong Kong.
These individuals have been added to the Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List. All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these individuals are blocked, and U.S.
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with
them.
Peter Haas,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-16530 Filed 8-2-21; 8:45 am]
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