High Court ruling masked law unconstitutional joint office: the final judgment is undoubtedly the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Political situation

Written by: Zheng Yidi

2019-11-19 21:08

The Democratic Judicial Review of the Prohibition of Masked Regulations won the case. The High Court ruled yesterday (18th) that the use of the Emergency Law in the case of "Hazardous Public Security" is a violation of the Basic Law, and the "Forbidden Mask Act" on basic rights. The limit is beyond reasonable need. The result of the ruling caused a strong rebound in the central government. A spokesman for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, Mr. Yan Tiewei, said that "whether the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region comply with the Basic Law can only be judged and decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress."

When the person in charge of the Liaison Office accepted the Xinhua News Agency’s visit, he noted that in the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, it was ruled that some provisions of the Emergency Law did not comply with the provisions of the Basic Law. The Liaison Office believes that according to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, whether the local laws of Hong Kong contravene the final judgment of the Basic Law is undoubtedly the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Guo Rongzhen and other 23 Legislative Council members filed a judicial review on the Forbidden Mask Act. (Photo picture / photo by Zhang Haowei)

The Liaison Office said that the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal had already agreed in the judgment of the relevant case. The power of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to explain the Basic Law comes from the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and is contained in the Basic Law. It is general and not. The power to be bound.

The Liaison Office also stated that on February 23, 1997, the 24th meeting of the Eighth National People's Congress Standing Committee made the "National People's Congress Standing Committee on the handling of Article 160 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China" The Decision of the Original Law of Hong Kong confirms that the Emergency Regulations Ordinance does not contravene the Basic Law and adopts the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

It is said that the administrative, legislative and judicial organs should respect the decision of the National People's Congress.

The Liaison Office stated that the administrative, legislative and judicial organs of Hong Kong should respect the relevant decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress when performing their duties and exercising relevant powers in accordance with the law. Emphasizing that fighting violence and restoring order is the most important and urgent task at present. All sectors of the community in Hong Kong will fully support the Hong Kong Judiciary in punishing violent criminals.

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