▲ Hong Kong citizens holding placards protesting Hong Kong Security Law


While the China National People's Congress (Chonin University) Commerce Committee revised the draft of the Hong Kong National Security Law (Hong Kong Security Law) again within a week, there is a possibility that the Hong Kong Security Law will pass the 30th Congress of the National University of Commerce.

According to the People's Daily, the organ of the Communist Party of China on the 29th, the commissioner of the Independence University went into deliberation of the draft Hong Kong Security Law at the 20th meeting that opened on the 28th.

"The report on the results of the second review of the draft Hong Kong Security Law submitted by the Constitution and Legal Committee reflected sufficient opinions, including opinions of people from all over the world," he said. "I said.

“Commercial committee members generally think that it is necessary to publicize and implement related laws as soon as possible in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.” Through this, they fill the holes in the laws of Hong Kong related to national security, and effectively strike criminals to protect national security. I have to do it."

While the KCTU held a meeting again on the 28th to 30th in a week following the last 18th-20th meeting to discuss the Hong Kong Security Act, the observation that it will pass the Hong Kong Security Act on the last day of the meeting is dominant.

Chinese media, such as South China Morning Post (SCMP), predicted that the Hong Kong government would immediately insert and enforce this law into the Hong Kong substantive constitutional law, if the NPC passed the Hong Kong Security Act.

If the Hong Kong Security Law passed the NPC's commerce commission on the 30th, the Hong Kong Security Law will go into effect on July 1, the anniversary of Hong Kong's sovereignty.

When the Hong Kong Security Law comes into effect, the most immediate aftermath is law enforcement against anti-Chinese protests in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong government will be able to punish demonstrators chanting "Hong Kong Independence" or "Hang Kong Revolutionary Era Revolution" on the basis of the provisions of the Basic Law.

Macau's national security law, enforced in 2009 prior to Hong Kong, set the maximum sentence to 30 years.

Criminal law in mainland China has led to the death penalty for those who have led to national overthrow and national division.

This also raises the possibility that Hong Kong Security Law's highest sentence will be set to life imprisonment.

In addition, as the possibility of retrospective application of the Hong Kong Security Law was raised, protests against Hong Kong's'criminal extradition bill' (return law) are also expected to be disrupted.

Tan Yao-sheng, the only member of the Hong Kong People's Committee of the National University of Commerce, met with reporters before attending the meeting and gathered opinions on the Hong Kong Security Law, saying that there were many opinions on'retroactive application' and'severe punishment'.

In anticipation of protests by Hong Kong police, Hong Kong police refused to hold a rally to celebrate sovereignty, which has been held every year since the return of Hong Kong in 1997.

Despite protests by Hong Kong police, protests are expected to be stronger.

In 2003, the Hong Kong government pushed for the enactment of the National Security Law, but on July 1 of the same year, 500,000 Hong Kong citizens came out into the streets and shouted "opposition to the National Security Law" to cancel the bill.

Externally, the United States, which had confronted China with the Hong Kong Security Law, could tighten public sanctions.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on Tuesday (local time) to limit visas to former and current Chinese Communist Party officials involved in undermining Hong Kong's high autonomy or violating human rights and fundamental freedoms.

In a statement, Pompeo did not specify the targets and scope of sanctions, but the Hong Kong Security Act will take effect, and the United States is expected to move forward.

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