This morning (July 1), the State Council Office held a press conference. Shen Chunyao, Director of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and Zhang Xiaoming, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, introduced the situation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s National Security Law and answered questions from reporters.
According to Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Article 60 of the National Security Law of Hong Kong stipulates that the acts of the National Security Office and its personnel stationed in Hong Kong in performing their duties are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The meaning of this sentence is very clear, that is, the administrative, legislative, and judicial institutions of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region cannot control the conduct of the National Security Office and its personnel stationed in Hong Kong. This is necessary to ensure that the National Security Office performs its duties according to law. Because the powers exercised by the National Security Office in Hong Kong are beyond the autonomy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and its actions to perform its duties, many of the cases investigated involve state secrets, so local institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region cannot be governed. This is entirely reasonable. . This provision also refers to the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Garrison Law and some international practices. As we all know, there were originally three agencies stationed in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the central part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Liaison Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Special Representative’s Office in Hong Kong, and the garrison. The Garrison Law already has provisions in this regard. Of course, with the establishment of the National Security Agency in Hong Kong, there is a fourth central station in Hong Kong. Judging from the situation in the United States, the United States has two federal and state judicial systems, and some things cannot be controlled by the state. Of course, this does not mean that the National Security Office in Hong Kong will be "no king" in the future. The National Security Law itself has a relatively strict set of procedures and supervision mechanisms for the National Security Office in Hong Kong. (CCTV reporter Zhao Jing Li Wenting Gu Xiaoci Du Xinzhu)