The Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Law will be passed tomorrow

The National Security Maintenance Law of Hong Kong will be passed tomorrow and it will be enacted It will be enforced on July 1 or 19:07 on June 29

It is expected that the Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Bill, which controls anti-governmental movements in Hong Kong, will be passed and passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Congress of China on 30th. If the bill is passed, there is growing view that it will come into effect on July 1st, when Hong Kong is returned to China.

The Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Act stipulates the establishment of a Chinese security agency in Hong Kong, as well as the division of the country, the overthrow of government, the act of colluding with foreign powers and harming the security of the country, and so on. It is criminal responsibility.

The China NPC Standing Committee, which is debating this bill, started in Beijing on a schedule of three days from 28th, and state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported that the final draft of the law to be voted was submitted to the Standing Committee on 29th. I told you.

Regarding the bill, at the subcommittee of the Standing Committee held on the 28th, it was agreed that it should be enacted as soon as possible and it should be enforced in Hong Kong. It seems that it will be established.

There is a growing view that if the bill is passed, it will take effect on July 1st, 23 years after Hong Kong returned to China in 1997.

The bill includes the Chinese authorities directly exercising enforcement jurisdiction in Hong Kong, and there is growing concern that the "one-country-two system" that recognizes a high degree of autonomy will be completely lost.

Opposition to the law could result in cancellation of candidacy in parliamentary elections

NHK is the only member of the standing committee of the NPC who is debating the "Hong Kong National Security Act" regarding the election of legislative members of the legislative assembly in Hong Kong this September. "The national security is so important that China becomes a legal system, and if the law becomes possible, it will become a part of the basic law of Hong Kong. If you are going to be a member of parliament, you need to take an oath to protect the basic law. If I can't do that, I have no choice but to stop it," he said, and if he opposes the law, he will deny the Hong Kong Basic Law, which is the Constitution of Hong Kong, and the candidate can be cancelled.

In addition, Mr. Tan said that whether or not to accept the candidacy is "whether or not the election leader will accept it", and the election management authorities will judge after judging the candidate's position on this law. doing.

Democratic activist "Maximum effort to protect freedom"

The legislative elections of the Hong Kong Legislative Assembly will begin accepting candidates for candidacy on the 18th of next month, and the democrats plan activities such as preliminary elections to decide candidates on the 11th and 12th of next month. Is in full swing.

However, there is growing concern among democrats that if the “Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Act” is passed, the authorities will not be able to run for candidates even if they win the preliminary round.

Democratic activist Satoshi Raokan, who was previously elected in the 2016 elections but revoked his status as a member of the parliament, will also participate in this preliminary election, saying, "Many candidates will be canceled by the authorities. "This may be the last and only opportunity for every candidate to have different political views," he said.

He added, "The impact of the law is immeasurable and scares a lot of people. But we want to do our best to fulfill our responsibilities in order to protect our freedom, even at the greatest risk."

Hong Kong newspapers...

About the "Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Law," newspapers in Hong Kong on the morning of 29th reported with headlines such as "Tomorrow's vote?"

Both newspapers detail the status of the deliberations, including the emergence of a "life imprisonment" for the most severe penalties for violating the law.

In addition, "Hoshishima Nippo", which is considered to be closer to China, has posted a full-page advertisement by volunteers of citizens who express their support for the "National Security Maintenance Law" on one side, and also has a "large bulletin" in support of the Chinese government. "Puts the editorial "Hong Kong will be safer if the law is tightened" and emphasizes the need to enact the law.

On the other hand, "Ringo Nippo", which is critical to the Chinese government, has posted a full-fledged ad that "is strongly opposed to the enactment of the law," and criticized that it "discards the Hong Kong legal system." ..