China News Agency, Hong Kong, May 21-The spokesperson of the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress announced on the evening of the 21st that the agenda of this conference includes the review of the "National People's Congress on the establishment and improvement of the legal system and implementation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to maintain national security." Mechanism Decision (Draft). In this regard, the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) issued a statement on the evening of 21st to express strong support. The statement said: We will "incumbently" support the promotion of this national security legislation. We believe that legislation has extremely strong urgency and necessity, which can plug the existing loopholes in the national security issues of the SAR. We believe that legislation can show the firm will of the people of the whole country and the central government to maintain national security, and it also reflects the country ’s love for Hong Kong!
The statement pointed out that the series of riots triggered by the 2019 fugitive offender regulations have caused great impact on Hong Kong's core values of the rule of law, undermined Hong Kong's stability and prosperity, and severely impacted the "one country, two systems" principle bottom line, endangering national security. The incident reflects the collusion between anti-chaotic Hong Kong elements within the SAR and external forces. It is a typical color revolution that attempts to subvert the SAR regime and turn Hong Kong into an anti-chaotic Hong Kong base.
The Federation of Trade Unions stated that in accordance with Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People ’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall legislate itself to prohibit any acts of treason, secession, incitement to rebellion, subversion of the Central People ’s Government and theft of state secrets, but for 23 years The legislative work of Article 23 has not progressed, and the opposition has paralyzed the parliament indiscriminately. With the current political atmosphere, the possibility of implementing Article 23 legislation in a short period of time is not high. The legal vacuum has highlighted serious national security risks.
The Federation of Trade Unions believes that the establishment and improvement of a special zone for the maintenance of national security laws is a powerful legal guarantee for the “one country, two systems” to be stable and long-term. It is a way to plug loopholes in national security in a timely manner. This is also the responsibility of the National People ’s Congress. The maintenance of national security is an international practice. The National People ’s Congress has made legislation on the protection of national security in the SAR, and it also has sufficient legal basis for the Constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law.
The statement reads: We believe that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ’s National Security Act only targets a very small number of acts that seriously endanger national security. The general public does not need to panic, and citizens ’freedom is protected by law and is free from fear of black violence. The general public clearly sees that last year ’s social unrest greatly affected Hong Kong ’s economy and people ’s livelihood. In the first quarter of this year, the economy grew more negatively by 8.9% year-on-year, the worst quarter on record; the latest unemployment rate rose to 5.2%, exceeding 200,000 Unemployment is also the highest in nearly 10 years. But after the epidemic eased slightly, the "Black Virus Virus" reappeared, destroying Hong Kong day after day. In current Hong Kong, there is an urgent need for national security legislation. Citizens hope to stop tyranny and stop "spread speculation", so that the economic society can operate steadily and the interests of the general public can be protected. Therefore, the Federation of Trade Unions will definitely support the National People's Congress in formulating the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Law on Safeguarding National Security! (Finish)