[HIGHLIGHTS] Representatives of the Hong Kong SAR government speak out at the United Nations Human Rights Council on the legislation of Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law

Zhang Guojun, Deputy Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR Government, spoke at the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the 20th. He refuted the False statements about legislation.

Every sovereign country has the right to enact laws to safeguard national security, including China. We firmly believe that this legislation will bring stability and prosperity to Hong Kong and will, as always, fully protect the rights and freedoms enjoyed by the people in accordance with the law, he said.