China News Agency, Macao, May 23-The Macao SAR Government issued a document on the 23rd stating that safeguarding the country's sovereignty, security and development interests is a sacred duty and due responsibility of the people of Hong Kong and Macao. The Macao SAR Government strongly supports the decision of the National People's Congress to establish and improve the legal system and enforcement mechanism for the maintenance of national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The article points out that in recent years, the overall security situation of the country has become more complicated, and hostile forces at home and abroad have become more frequent in the country, including the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region, splitting, subverting, infiltrating and destroying activities, causing different degrees of real harm, coupled with the continuous emergence of surrounding areas The violent terrorist activities are constantly escalating, and external forces have also taken the opportunity to step up their intervention efforts, so that the country ’s sovereignty and political security are being hit and affected as never before.
The article said that in view of the current grim situation, the National People's Congress made the "Decision on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanism for the Maintenance of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" in accordance with the Constitution and the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Basic Law. As the constitutional responsibility of the highest state authority, the National People's Congress has also responded in a timely and effective manner to recent major national security risks.
In the 20 years since Macao's return to the motherland, it has not forgotten to resolutely fulfill its constitutional obligations concerning the maintenance of national security in the National Constitution and the Basic Law of Macao. In early 2009, it completed the local legislation for the maintenance of national security and formulated the Law on the Maintenance of National Security. In 2018, the SAR Government established the Macao SAR National Security Committee to coordinate and coordinate the implementation of Macao's national security affairs.
The Macao SAR Government stated that it is necessary to continue to improve and perfect the supporting national security legislation necessary for the maintenance of the national security system, do a good job of relevant law enforcement deployment, continue to raise the level of national security awareness of the general population, and actively cooperate and participate in the work of maintaining national security. The great rejuvenation of the nation has laid a solid foundation for the stability of the cause of "one country, two systems". (Finish)