Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong Normalization

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State [Public Notice: 11485] 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: RugglesTV@state.gov . ( printed page 41882) 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…