China News Agency, Beijing, July 4 (Reporter Yang Chengchen and Zheng Qiao) Two Hong Kong-related research scholars in the Mainland recently interviewed by China News Service on the newly implemented Hong Kong National Security Law, and believed that its implementation has shown immediate results.
Bi Yanying, the director of the Faculty of Law at the School of International Relations, said that governance of behaviors and activities that endanger national security by means of the rule of law will enable Hong Kong society to have a stable public opinion under the "one country, two systems", the rule of law and economic prosperity. In the legislative process, the opinions of all parties were sought in a wide range and in various aspects, and the main contents were made public one after another, in line with the provisions of the legislative law.
Li Huan, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Research Institute of the China Institute of Modern International Relations, said that the implementation of this law is a “one country, two systems” practice system construction in the face of new situations and new risks, and is an important step in enhancing the country’s modern governance capacity and governance level Will help Hong Kong society return to the right track.
Regarding whether the central jurisdiction affects Hong Kong's judicial independence and final adjudication, Li Huan believes that the central government has jurisdiction over only three cases, and the rest of the cases are under the jurisdiction of the SAR government in accordance with law. The central and local governments are complementary, and together constitute the system and mechanism for safeguarding national security.
Bi Yanying said that in view of the special attributes of national security issues, the national security rights of all countries are exercised by the central government of sovereign states. The legislative power, law enforcement power and judicial power related to national security are all central powers, but China considers that “ "One country, two systems", this law grants the SAR courts the power to try four types of criminal cases that endanger national security, which actually expands the scope of the jurisdiction of the SAR courts.
Bi Yanying also said that Hong Kong’s National Security Law does not break the general principle of non-retroactivity, but it does not mean that the rioters are not liable for illegal and criminal acts committed in the past. responsibility.
She went on to say that the implementation of this law in Hong Kong gazetted has shown immediate results, and some "Hong Kong independence" organizations and individuals have converged in their behavior. In the long run, this law will be the "fixed sea god needle" for a turbulent Hong Kong society. The effective implementation of relevant regulations will create a stable socio-economic development atmosphere, which is also the cornerstone of Hong Kong's continued economic prosperity. (Finish)