China News Service, Hong Kong, June 20 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) June 30, 2021, will soon usher in the first anniversary of the implementation of the "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the Maintenance of National Security Law" (Hong Kong National Security Law).

Over the past year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region National Security Committee (National Security Committee), and major political groups have launched various measures to implement the Hong Kong National Security Law, and have received responses from all sectors of society.

　　On June 30, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Hong Kong National Security Law.

On the same day, the Hong Kong National Security Law was gazetted in Hong Kong and took effect at 11 pm that day.

　　On July 3, 2020, in accordance with the provisions of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the National Security Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was formally established, chaired by the Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The members include the Chief Secretary for Administration of the Special Administrative Region Zhang Jianzong, the Financial Secretary Chen Maobo, and the Secretary for Justice Zheng Ruohua. Secretary for Security Li Jiachao, Commissioner of Police Deng Bingqiang, Deputy Commissioner of Police (National Security) Liu Cihui, Director of Immigration Services Au Jiahong, Commissioner of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department Tang Yihai and Director of the Chief Executive's Office Chen Guoji.

The National Security Committee of the Special Administrative Region established a National Security Affairs Advisor, appointed by the Central People's Government, as Luo Huining, and attended the meeting of the National Security Committee of the Special Administrative Region.

　　In order to fully guarantee national security, the SAR government has strengthened publicity and education work to enhance the awareness of national security and law-abiding by Hong Kong residents, and paid attention to making good use of the National Constitution Day and the National Security Education Day for all citizens to carry out public education.

　　On December 4, 2020, China's seventh National Constitution Day, the SAR government held an online forum on the theme of "Constitution and National Security" on National Constitution Day 2020.

In her speech at the forum, Carrie Lam pointed out that safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests is the fundamental purpose of the national constitution and the bottom line that "one country, two systems" cannot touch.

National security has always belonged to the central authority, and this is also an international practice.

As an inseparable part of the country, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a clear responsibility for safeguarding national security.

While promoting the understanding of the Constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law, we must also strengthen the publicity and education of Hong Kong's National Security Law.

　　April 15, 2021, the sixth national security education day for all people is also the first national security education day for all people since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.

The National Security Committee of the Special Administrative Region organized the "National Security Education Day for All" series of activities for the first time, aiming to raise the national security awareness of all Hong Kong citizens.

At the opening ceremony of the event, Luo Huining stated that national security is the country's top priority, and the central government will unswervingly shoulder the fundamental responsibility of maintaining national security.

The central government has always insisted on words and deeds.

The central government will, as always, fully support the SAR government organs to punish all criminal activities that endanger national security in accordance with the law.

　　In order to implement the provisions of the Hong Kong Basic Law, the Hong Kong National Security Law and the interpretation of Article 104 of the Hong Kong Basic Law by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and the decision on the qualifications of members of the Legislative Council, the SAR Government has revised the "Oaths and Declarations Ordinance" and the "LegCo Legislation to improve the arrangements for taking oaths and to deal with the legal consequences and related legal procedures for violations of the oath after taking the oath.

The Public Service (Election and Appointment) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021 will be gazetted in Hong Kong on May 21, 2021.

　　In terms of school education, Yang Runxiong, Director of the Education Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government, pointed out that with the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong institutions are taking measures to strengthen campus management and require the student union and its members to abide by all laws, including the Hong Kong National Security Law.

　　In terms of public security, statistics show that since the Hong Kong National Security Law came into effect, the National Security Division of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has arrested more than 100 people, involving more than 10 cases.

Li Jiachao said that under the deterrence of Hong Kong's National Security Law, phenomena such as "Hong Kong independence" and "black storms" have been greatly reduced, and Hong Kong citizens have basically resumed their normal lives.

　　At the law enforcement level, on July 1, 2020, a black-clothed man was searched by the police in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong and found the "Hong Kong Independence" flag, becoming the first person arrested for violating the Hong Kong National Security Law; August 10, 2020, Hong Kong The police took action and arrested 10 people including Li Zhiying, the founder of Next Media, and Zhou Ting, a former member of "Hong Kong All Will", some of them were suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law; on January 6, 2021, the Hong Kong police took action to arrest 53 people and were arrested They were respectively suspected of organizing, planning and participating in the so-called “primary elections” instigated in 2020, and suspected of violating Hong Kong’s National Security Law on the “crime of subverting state power”; on June 17, 2021, the Hong Kong police allegedly “associated with the five directors of Apple Daily”. Arrest was taken for the crime of colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security. The Security Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government has frozen the assets of three companies including Apple Daily Co., Ltd. in accordance with the law.

The Hong Kong police stated that they will continue to strictly enforce the law in accordance with the powers granted by the law to stop and crack down on all acts and activities that endanger national security.

　　In addition, in the past year, major political groups in Hong Kong have not only organized signature events for all citizens in Hong Kong to support the Hong Kong National Security Law and various implementation measures introduced by the Special Administrative Region, but have also introduced various measures to promote the Hong Kong National Security Law.

Among them, the Hong Kong Re-start Alliance established a rule of law education team to promote Hong Kong’s Basic Law and Hong Kong National Security Law to all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong; the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong launched the "Politics-Governance Concept Training Course", hoping to serve Hong Kong after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. Cultivate more management talents; after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the restoration of social stability, the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions will continue to focus on the communication between the grassroots and the SAR government to reflect the voices of the people at the bottom.

　　According to the latest survey released by the Bauhinia Research Institute in June this year, more than 70% of the Hong Kong citizens surveyed are satisfied with the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. Most citizens have truly felt the implementation of the law after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. The benefits.

　　Officials of the SAR government have also introduced the Hong Kong National Security Law to the international community through various means.

They have repeatedly reiterated that the Hong Kong National Security Law has strengthened the "one country, two systems" framework, allowing Hong Kong to achieve stability and long-term development.

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