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Written by Peng Zhuowei
2020-07-18 11:32
Last update date: 2020-07-18 11:32US President Trump recently signed the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" and the Executive Order, suspending special treatment for Hong Kong. The Executive Council member and the New Democratic Party Chairman Ye Liu Shuyi said that after reading the entire Executive Order, he felt ridiculous about it and questioned the implementation of "Hong Kong". How the National Security Act of the Port Area can threaten the national security and economy of the United States. It is believed that this indirectly proves that the United States has many interests in Hong Kong, and it also "exalts Hong Kong."
Ye Liu said on a commercial program this morning (18th) that he could not see that the United States would sanction Hong Kong government officials at this stage, and "the real tricks were not found." People, or a large number of "DQ" general public candidates in the September Legislative Council elections, will the United States really recruit.
However, Ye Liu emphasized that even if the government's "DQ" democratic candidate qualifications will definitely act according to the law, they must be convinced by the public, otherwise there will be a risk of judicial review. He believes that the SAR government must also consider whether it will offend the United States. Take into account one country, two systems.
US President Trump recently signed the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" and an executive order to suspend special treatment for Hong Kong.
Wei Yande, a non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, who is also president of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, issued a statement yesterday (18th) expressing concern about the Minato City National Security Act and whether the judge of the British Supreme Court will continue to serve as a non-permanent judge in Hong Kong. It depends on whether the rule of law and judicial independence can be achieved when performing duties in Hong Kong. Ye Liu believes that Wei Yande’s concern is understandable, and he also pointed out that the Chief Justice and the Secretary of Justice should explain the situation to him.
It has been half a month since the implementation of the National Security Law in the Minato District. Ye Liu emphasized that the National Security Law must follow the common law system and the prosecution threshold is high. The Secretary of Justice must be personally responsible and must have real criminal intent to prosecute. I believe The common law can handle it. Regarding the concern of the press, Ye Liu believes that it depends on whether the report deliberately assists the person in spreading criminal thoughts, but she emphasizes that the threshold for prosecution is high.
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