"The long-awaited peaceful life is finally back"-Citizens have witnessed the effectiveness of Hong Kong's National Security Law for nearly a hundred days
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, October 6th, title: "The long-awaited peaceful life is finally back"-Citizens witness the effectiveness of the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law for nearly a hundred days
Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Mingyang Ding Ziyi Zhu Yuxuan
On the weekend after the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, the streets of Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong's most prosperous commercial districts, were full of people and shops were open.
With the easing of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong, many Hong Kong citizens choose to go shopping on holidays, or meet their family and friends in restaurants.
Red taxis, double-decker buses and trams with Hong Kong's distinctive city mark drive through the market.
When the Hong Kong National Security Law was implemented for a hundred days, the prosperous and peaceful Causeway Bay in the past has returned to the daily life of Hong Kong people.
"This is a long-lost tranquility. Since the start of the'Regulations Amendment Disturbance' last June, there have been constant demonstrations on weekends or holidays. Shops in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, the hard-hit areas of the riots, usually have to be closed for only a few hours. Disaster, the shop assistants and pedestrians are all panicked." Cai Zongjian, who has been engaged in department store retailing for 20 or 30 years, still has a fresh memory of the "black violence" that hit Hong Kong's retail industry. "When the black violence was raging, tourists were discouraged. Ordinary citizens did not even dare to go out, let alone go to the streets for consumption, and even shops were destroyed by thugs. At that time, the prosperity of the Hong Kong market was artificially corrupted by the riots."
"The biggest feeling of ordinary citizens during the'Regulations Amendment Disturbance' is that most people do not have personal and speech freedom, and they must be very careful when going out and speaking. People are also separated by different opinions." Cai Zongjian told reporters, experience After prolonged social unrest, most people hope that Hong Kong can get back on track as soon as possible.
Cai Zongjian feels fortunate that this "man-made disaster" finally came to an end after the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
"After the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the social atmosphere has improved a lot. The long-awaited peaceful life is finally back. There is no need to worry about doing business, going to work, or shopping." Cai Zongjian said, although many tourists have been lost due to the epidemic this year. Patronage has dealt a serious blow to the Hong Kong retail industry, but fortunately, after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the society is back on track, and the consumption intentions of local citizens have returned to normal, and there is no worsening situation.
Guo Deying runs a Japanese beef rice shop in Sham Shui Po, a city with a strong atmosphere. She also has personal experience of the stability and improvement of the social situation after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
"Since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, we have clearly felt that the social atmosphere has improved, and we have become more at ease in doing business, and ordinary citizens can go out safely and safely. As the epidemic is gradually controlled, the market is slowly becoming lively." Say.
During the "Regulations Amendment Disturbance" last year, radical demonstrators once occupied the Hong Kong International Airport and committed violence at the airport.
Guo Deying, who used to be a flight attendant, felt heartache and anger when she saw this scene on TV. She spoke upright on the Internet to oppose the barbaric acts of the thugs, but because of this, the demonstrators’ hatred and constant nuisance and even intimidation were incurred.
"Why was the'black riots' so rampant last year? It is because Hong Kong lacks a deterrent law like the National Security Law, which makes it impossible to effectively protect the safety of the country and our ordinary citizens." Guo Deying told reporters that he has been hoping for Hong Kong to be published. Laws that can effectively stop violence and chaos and restore social order, she was very excited when she learned that the country had taken the initiative to enact the Hong Kong National Security Law.
Now in addition to operating a catering shop, Guo Deying and a group of like-minded friends shoot various short videos and upload them to social media to convey the positive energy of patriotism and love for Hong Kong.
The reporter saw an endless stream of diners patronizing Guo Deying's shop in the mall. Many of them came here admiringly. They all gave their thumbs up to Guo Deying's courage to express justice and took pictures with her.
Before the promulgation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, during holidays, sometimes even on working days, "gangsters" would organize illegal demonstrations or disrupt and destroy the daily lives of ordinary citizens.
Ms. Lin Huiming, who lives in Yuen Long, told reporters that before she and her family had to pay close attention to news reports and public transportation conditions before going out, because rioters often blocked roads and paralyzed traffic, not only unreasonably obstructing citizens’ daily commuting, social life and life, but also Violent bullying of passers-by who disagree with, most of the citizens live in fear.
Now, Lin Huiming and his family no longer have to worry so much before going out.
She told reporters that Hong Kong’s National Security Law has been implemented for nearly a hundred days and its power has been manifested. A few gangsters fled in haste, the black sheep were obviously deterred, the rioters did not dare to create turmoil, the traffic and the market were restored to the smooth and lively of the past, and the people could feel at ease. To work and live.
In addition to smashing, destroying, and intimidating the citizens, the "dark violent" forces have fabricated a large number of rumors that distort facts and smear the SAR government, and they have posted so-called "Lennon Walls" in communities and streets.
The reporter recently visited many districts on Hong Kong Island and found that about a hundred days after the Hong Kong National Security Law came into effect, the "Lennon Wall" full of anti-China and Hong Kong content has basically disappeared, and some posters with the meaning of "Hong Kong independence" or supporting riots have also been demolished. under.
"Now the streets and communities have become clear and lively, and people's moods are much more relaxed and happy when walking outside," Hong Kong youth Ding Zhengkai told reporters.
Due to the efforts of the anti-China forces to discredit and slander Hong Kong, at first some citizens were unavoidably worried about the promulgation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
"As long as you don't engage in splitting, sabotage, and abide by the law, you don't need to be afraid." Ding Zhengkai said that after a period of time, many people around me found that the original worry was unnecessary.
Facts have proved that Hong Kong’s national security law deterred and combated "black storms" and protected the freedom and rights of most citizens.
Talking about their expectations for the future, a number of citizens interviewed expressed their hope that the relevant departments will continue to enforce the law strictly, and must resolutely crack down on the small group of diehards who always want to mess up and "speculate" Hong Kong.
Everyone believes that under the protection of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Hong Kong will surely be able to regroup and set off again.