[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41881-41882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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: [email protected].

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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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