China News Service, Hong Kong, April 11th. Zhang Jianzong, the Chief Secretary of Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, stated on the 11th that the central government bears fundamental responsibility for national security affairs related to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, while the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region bears the constitutional responsibility of safeguarding national security and performing maintenance. Responsibilities for national security.
Hong Kong citizens should also have a spontaneous sense of responsibility and mission, and fulfill their obligations to safeguard national security.
Zhang Jianzong published a blog on the same day that said that in recent years, Hong Kong has clearly seen a gap in its national security system, which is a hidden danger that must be removed in time.
The Central Government’s enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law is aimed at people’s safety, including the safety of Hong Kong citizens, and is a major turning point in Hong Kong’s transition from chaos to governance.
The law fills the gap in national security in Hong Kong, restores social stability, and rebuilds citizens’ sense of security and confidence in Hong Kong.
He said that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the newly revised Annex I and Annex II of the Hong Kong Basic Law, leading the improvement of the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from the constitutional level, further improving the national security system for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, fully and accurately implementing the "One Country, Two Systems" to ensure its implementation. The fundamental principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" and the fulfillment of the constitutional responsibility of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests have laid a solid foundation.
Zhang Jianzong believes that with the improvement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s electoral system and the effective elimination of hidden dangers and risks in the institutional mechanism, Hong Kong has been freed from long-term political disputes and confrontations, political stability and regime security are guaranteed, and the political system operates more smoothly. In the future, we can focus more on dealing with deep-seated social problems.
He pointed out that education, publicity, and promotion are of the utmost importance to implement the public to safeguard national security.
The SAR government will adopt a multi-pronged approach to encourage Hong Kong citizens to understand the importance of national security and think about how to further safeguard national security.
He mentioned that the National Security Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will hold a number of events on April 15 on the "National Security Education Day for All".
Zhang Jianzong said that the new crown epidemic prevention and control war is related to national security, Hong Kong's social security, and the safety of the lives of the general public in Hong Kong.
The country has taken decisive measures to successfully contain the spread of the epidemic, the economy and society have recovered rapidly, and people's lives have basically returned to normal, which has boosted the confidence and determination of the SAR government in fighting the epidemic.
He once again urged the public to actively participate in the vaccination plan, protect themselves and the people and the community, so that the local economy can return to normal as soon as possible.
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