[Same period] Chen Zuo'er, former executive director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
The establishment and improvement of the legal system and enforcement mechanism for safeguarding national security is actually to give the compatriots in Hong Kong another "heart-pill" and "one country, two systems" will not change.
[Commentary] On May 23, in response to the draft decision of the National People's Congress on Hong Kong, Chen Zuoer, former executive deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service in Beijing.
[Commentary] About 30 years of working in Hong Kong, 77-year-old Chen Zuoer still pays close attention to the situation in Hong Kong after retiring in recent years. Twenty-three years ago, he witnessed the fall of the British flag and the rise of the five-star red flag at the scene of the handover ceremony of the Hong Kong regime between the Chinese and British governments.
[Same period] Chen Zuo'er, former executive director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
Seeing the British flag lowered and the five-star red flag rising up to the wind, our excitement was still in our hearts. But 22 years later, I really did not expect that our national flag, which is more important than our lives, will be ripped off the flagpole, burned, stepped on the ground, thrown in the trash can, and thrown into the sea. , Really heart-shaped.
[Commentary] Chen Zuo'er has long awaited the draft decision of the National People's Congress on Hong Kong. He said that Wang Chen, deputy chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People ’s Congress, made a powerful voice when making the draft decision, and more than 5,000 people ’s deputies and members of the CPPCC gave bursts of applause. Voice. He pointed out that since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, it has been a risk port in terms of national security.
[Same period] Chen Zuo'er, former executive director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
When we think of Hong Kong, we often think of Hong Kong as an international economic metropolis, financial center, trade center, shipping center, etc. We often ignore Hong Kong or the place where international spies come together. This has always been the case. Why do you like to get together here? Collect intelligence and turn it into a base for subverting the Chinese regime.
[Explanation] Chen Zuoer pointed out that Hong Kong is currently facing a severe and complicated situation, which has a lot to do with the loopholes in the institutional mechanisms for safeguarding national security. Today, Hong Kong resists national education and instead of decolonization in some important areas, it desinicizes. He believes that the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee at the national level to fill loopholes is very necessary, and must not be delayed, and the SAR as early as possible in accordance with Article 23 of the Basic Law to complete their constitutional responsibilities and legal obligations is a goal, two levels.
[Same period] Chen Zuo'er, former executive director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
(Draft) Actually (is) a firm will and determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and a guarantee to protect and maintain Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.
[Explanation] Chen Zuoer said that "one country, two systems" is an innovative arrangement, and its theory and practice need to be constantly enriched and developed. The agenda of the NPC's involvement in Hong Kong this time is the adherence to and improvement of the "one country, two systems" policy. In fact, it is to give Hong Kong compatriots another "heart-pill" to show that "one country, two systems" will not change. He pointed out that the draft decision of the National People ’s Congress has made it clear that the relevant legislative tasks of the Standing Committee of the National People ’s Congress are aimed at actions that severely endanger national security, such as splitting the country, subverting the state power, and organizing terrorist activities, as well as foreign and overseas forces interfering in Hong Kong affairs The range of activities is very accurate.
[Same period] Chen Zuo'er, former executive director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
This time the National People's Congress has to make this decision, in two steps, authorizing the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to establish and improve the legal system and enforcement mechanism for national security at the national level. I think this is justified and imperative, and it is an urgent task. . "Hong Kong independence" elements and anti-China chaotic Hong Kong thugs should never be allowed to run rampant in Hong Kong again.
[Explanation] Chen Zuoer pointed out that if the black storm continues in Hong Kong, not only will it seriously hurt Hong Kong residents, but foreign investors and tourists will not be willing to come to Hong Kong. Therefore, safeguarding the country's sovereignty, security, development interests, and punishing Hong Kong elements in accordance with the law is the protection of the well-being, life and property of the general public and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.
【Explanation】 For the NPC's agenda concerning Hong Kong, foreign forces such as the United States have declared that they will make a so-called "strong response." In this regard, Chen Zuoer emphasized that foreign interference is not allowed in China's internal affairs. He also pointed out that the country with the strictest national security control in the world is the United States.
[Same period] Chen Zuo'er, former executive director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
I recently checked some information. If you look at the United States itself, the United States itself has more than two dozen national security legislations, as many as twenty. For example: "incitement law", "espionage law", "enemy law for foreigners", "national security law", "protection of the United States law" and so on.
[Commentary] Chen Zuo'er also told reporters that the 400 men and women officers and men of the People's Liberation Army stationed in Hong Kong volunteer blood donations in Hong Kong every year. It is the only team that donates blood annually in Hong Kong in groups. He was deeply moved by this. He said that they are guards that Hong Kong people can trust.
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