[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 13 (Friday, January 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 6730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01274]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11329]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong 
Normalization.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on four 
individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the President's 
Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination regarding the four 
individuals identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was 
effective on November 9, 2020.

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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii)(A) of 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 blocking of 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 is or has been a leader or 
official of any entity, including any government entity, that has 
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, developing, adopting, or 
implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding 
National Security in the Hong Kong Administrative Region (the 
``National Security Law''), or in actions or policies that threaten the 
peace, security, stability, or autonomy of Hong Kong.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to section 
4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, that Li Jiangzhou, Edwina Lau, and Steve Li 
Kwai-Wah are or have been leaders or officials of entities, including 
any government entity, that have engaged in, or whose members have 
engaged in, developing, adopting, or implementing the National Security 
Law, and approved the Department of the Treasury adding them to the 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List (SDN 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.
    The Secretary of State has determined that Deng Zhonghua is or has 
been a leader or official 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, pursuant to section 4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, and approved 
OFAC adding him to the SDN 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,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-01274 Filed 1-21-21; 8:45 am]
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