China News Agency, Hong Kong, July 1 (Reporter Han Xingtong) To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held a flag-raising ceremony and celebration reception on July 1. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Lin Zhengyue, said in his speech that the Law on the Maintenance of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a turning point for Hong Kong to get out of trouble and go from chaos to governance. She said that the SAR Government will do its utmost to perform its duties and responsibilities, and take the main responsibility for the implementation of relevant laws, including the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Security Committee as soon as possible.
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Maintenance of National Security on June 30 and included this national law in Annex III of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Announce implementation.
Lin Zhengyue said that this legislation is regarded as the most important development since the return of the relationship between the Central Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has taken a historic step to improve Hong Kong’s system of safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial integrity and security, and has also brought stability to Hong Kong society as soon as possible. Make necessary and timely decisions. This decision has many aspects of importance-it shows the central government’s determination to restore Hong Kong’s stability after a year of escalating violence and riots in June last year; it shows the central government’s determination to protect the vast majority of law-abiding Hong Kong The citizens are protected from a very small number of people who endanger national security; it also shows that the central government is determined to implement and perfect the "one country, two systems" principle.
Lin Zhengyue believes that the law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security is a turning point for Hong Kong to get out of the predicament and go from chaos to governance. She said that the SAR Government will do its utmost to perform its duties and responsibilities, take the main responsibility for the implementation of relevant laws, and will establish the Hong Kong SAR National Security Committee as soon as possible to cooperate with the Central National Security Agency in Hong Kong to ensure that Hong Kong’s special The legislative purpose of the Administrative Region’s National Security Law and the establishment of a sound national security system have made the "one country, two systems" stable and far-reaching, and Hong Kong can maintain long-term stability.
She also mentioned the National Anthem Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region earlier. She believed that the public should respect the national anthem consciously and safeguard the national security wholeheartedly. Public promotion and school education are of paramount importance. She promised that the responsible department of the SAR Government would work with all walks of life to provide the necessary resources and do related work.
In the end, Lin Zhengyue said that in the next two years, the SAR government will come out of political difficulties, overcome the problems after the epidemic, revive the economy, restore Hong Kong’s international reputation, rebuild the relationship between the SAR government and young people, and reorganize social order, she said. This is not an easy task, but "there are always more solutions than difficulties." She believes that as long as everyone uses Hong Kong as their home and is willing to put aside their differences and start again, Hong Kong will certainly be able to create a glorious future. (Finish)