China News Agency, Manila, June 20 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) On June 20, the Philippine English newspaper "MANILATIMES" "MANILABULLETIN", the Chinese newspaper Philippines "World Daily" "Business Daily" "United Daily News" "Philippines China News" "Philippines" "China Daily", etc., published Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to answer reporters' questions on Hong Kong's national security legislation.
Recently, Philippine Foreign Minister Luo Qin has repeatedly stated that the Hong Kong issue is purely China's internal affairs and opposes the intervention of other forces; Presidential Office spokesman Locke also said that the long-term prosperity of Hong Kong is beneficial to Philippine labor in Hong Kong. Huang Xilian expressed appreciation for this and believed that this was a just stand and also in the interest of the Filipino people.
Huang Xilian said that national security is the foundation of a country's security, and enacting national security legislation is the sacred and inviolable sovereignty of a country. The criminal acts that endangered national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region seriously violated the "one country, two systems" principle bottom line and seriously deviated from the original intention of "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law. The Central Government of China bears the greatest responsibility for maintaining the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as well as the full and accurate implementation of "One Country, Two Systems" and the correct implementation of the Basic Law of the Special Administrative Region. In the face of the grim situation, after repeated and careful research, the central government made a major decision to enact Hong Kong-related national security legislation at the national level, which is really the situation.
Huang Xilian said that the National Security Law will mainly aim at four types of behaviors and activities, that is, behaviors and activities that seriously endanger national security, such as splitting the country, subverting state power, and organizing terrorist activities, as well as activities that collude with foreign and foreign forces to interfere in Hong Kong affairs.
Regarding the Philippine media's concern that the implementation of the National Security Council in Hong Kong will affect the "one country, two systems" policy, Hong Kong's status as an international metropolis, and economic links between Hong Kong and foreign countries, Huang Xilian said that the NPC's promotion of Hong Kong-related national security legislation is fully in line with "one country, two systems" "The original intention is to make up for the legal loopholes and shortcomings in Hong Kong's national security, remove the obstacles, pitfalls and threats on Hong Kong's development to the greatest extent possible, and to ensure that Hong Kong adheres to the principle of "one country" at the same time. Give full play to the benefits of the "two systems" and maximize the protection of the fundamental interests of Hong Kong people and the broad rights and freedoms they enjoy in accordance with the law. After the national security legislation in Hong Kong, the "one country, two systems" policy will not change, the capitalist system implemented in Hong Kong will not change, the degree of autonomy will not change, and the SAR legal system will not change.
Huang Xilian said that the legislation will only help to optimize the social atmosphere of exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong and other countries, and ensure the legal operation and business exchanges of enterprises in various countries; the legislation will only help to create a more sound and stable business environment for foreign investors. . National security is guaranteed, and the implementation of "one country, two systems" will be comprehensive, accurate, and smooth, and Hong Kong's development will be better, more stable, and more prosperous, and the interests of all "stakeholders" in the international community, including the Philippines, Guaranteed.
Huang Xilian said that hundreds of thousands of expatriates in the Philippines work and live in Hong Kong. They are the beneficiaries of "one country, two systems" and Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. Recently, senior officials of the Philippine government have made positive statements on Hong Kong’s national security legislation many times. They believe that Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs, and no other country has the right to interfere. Filipino citizens in Hong Kong abide by the National Security Law of Hong Kong. We appreciate this and believe that this is a just stand and is also in the interest of the Filipino people.
Huang Xilian said that he noticed that some Philippine politicians have made some irresponsible remarks about the situation in Hong Kong, and we strongly oppose this. We believe that these irresponsible remarks not only ignore the facts, distort right and wrong, and do not respect China's internal affairs, but also out of their own political interests, completely disregarding the interests of the vast number of Filipino diasporas in Hong Kong. (Finish)