China News Service, Beijing, June 8 Question: Closing the loopholes of the National Security Law to help the full implementation of the Hong Kong Basic Law
China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. In the case that the Special Administrative Region has not yet completed the national security legislation stipulated in Article 23 of the Basic Law, the National People's Congress has recently made relevant decisions regarding the implementation of national security legislation involving Hong Kong at the national level based on the situation in Hong Kong. And continuous discussion.
What is the relationship between Hong Kong-related national security legislation and the Hong Kong Basic Law and "One Country, Two Systems"? The Hong Kong SAR Government held a seminar on the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law on the Internet on the 8th. Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a sentence: The stronger the bottom line of national security, the greater the space for "one country, two systems"; , It cannot be said that the Basic Law has been fully implemented.
Recalling the process of drafting the Hong Kong Basic Law, the central government considered the actual situation and passed Article 23 of the Basic Law, requiring the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to make its own legislation on the maintenance of national security. This is both a mandate and a constitutional responsibility, which reflects the central government's trust in the Hong Kong SAR.
However, in the nearly 23 years since the return of Hong Kong, due to various obstructions by opposition MPs, Hong Kong’s legislation to maintain national security has not been completed, and it has been severely stigmatized and demonized. Coupled with the long-term "dormant" of Hong Kong's relevant laws, Hong Kong has become a "risk port" for national security.
In recent years, "Hong Kong independence" and other acts and activities that endanger national security have intensified. Especially since the turmoil in June last year, the violence of extreme radicals has been extremely rampant. Some advocated "Hong Kong independence" and "self-determination." Others openly colluded with foreign forces to intervene in Hong Kong affairs, repeatedly challenging the "one country, two systems" bottom line and damaging Hong Kong's Prosperity and stability endanger national security.
Based on the severe challenges Hong Kong has encountered in maintaining national security, in October last year, the communique of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly stated that the establishment of a sound legal system and enforcement mechanism for the maintenance of national security in the Special Administrative Region demonstrated the central government’s firmness in maintaining national security Will and determination.
National security is a basic prerequisite for the survival and development of a country, and is a matter of unified management by the central government. Legislation for safeguarding national security belongs to the central authorities. While the central government authorizes the Hong Kong SAR to pass legislation through Article 23 of the Basic Law, it still has the right to make legislation at the national level.
As Zhang Xiaoming said, if the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can complete the relevant legislation on its own, plug the relevant legal loopholes, improve the relevant law enforcement mechanism, and effectively combat the relevant crimes, naturally there is no need for the central government to take action. The central government's shot at this time is an inevitable choice under real politics.
In a speech of more than 10,000 words, Zhang Xiaoming spoke sincerely, expecting the general public of Hong Kong to think rationally and not to be incited by all kinds of alarmist speeches or even rumors in key choices.
To conduct Hong Kong-related national security legislation at the national level to make up for legal loopholes is to consider the current situation in Hong Kong and to comply with the provisions of the Constitution and the Basic Law. I believe that rational Hong Kong citizens will also understand its necessity and urgency.
According to the National People’s Congress’s National Security Legislation Decision concerning Hong Kong, the relevant legislation is aimed only at splitting the country, subverting the state power, organizing the implementation of terrorist activities and other activities and activities that seriously endanger national security, and intervening by foreign and foreign forces. This is currently Hong Kong’s urgent Need to prevent, stop and punish.
Enforcement of Hong Kong-related national security legislation at the national level does not replace the constitutional responsibility entrusted to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by Article 23 of the Basic Law. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region still has to fulfill its obligation to establish and perfect a legal system and enforcement mechanism to safeguard national security.
I believe that with the understanding and support of more and more Hong Kong citizens, the national security legislation of Hong Kong will help Hong Kong society get out of the dilemma as soon as possible and the full implementation of Hong Kong’s Basic Law. The practice of “one country, two systems” will surely go a long way. (Finish)