The full text of the Hong Kong version of the draft National Security Law: targeting terrorist activities, intervention by foreign forces and other four types of behavior

Political situation

Written by: Huang Fengyi

2020-05-22 12:27

The Third Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress opened this morning (22nd). The agenda includes consideration of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law." The draft mainly targets four types of behaviors, including subversion of state power, secession of the country, terrorist activities, and interference by external forces.

Wang Chen, deputy chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, explained the content of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" at the conference. It mentioned that the central government's relevant national security maintenance agencies can set up agencies in Hong Kong as needed to perform their national security-related duties.

The draft also mentioned that the Chief Executive should regularly submit reports to the Central People's Government on the situation of the Hong Kong SAR performing its duties of maintaining national security, conducting national security promotion education, and prohibiting acts that endanger national security according to law.

Full text of the Decision of the National People's Congress on Establishing and Perfecting the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Maintain National Security

In order to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, uphold and improve the "one country, two systems" system, safeguard Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, and protect the lawful rights and interests of Hong Kong residents. According to Article 31 and Article 62 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China With regard to the provisions of Items 2, 14 and 16, and the relevant provisions of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the National People's Congress makes the following decisions:

1. The country is unswerving and comprehensively and accurately implements the policies of "one country, two systems," Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong "and a high degree of autonomy, adheres to the rule of law for Hong Kong, maintains the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as determined by the Constitution and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and takes necessary measures to establish Improve the legal system and enforcement mechanism for the maintenance of national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and prevent, stop, and punish acts and activities that endanger national security according to law.

2. The state firmly opposes any foreign and foreign forces interfering in the affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in any way, taking necessary measures to counter it, and preventing, suppressing, and punishing foreign and foreign forces' use of Hong Kong's splitting, subversion, infiltration, and sabotage activities in accordance with the law.

3. Safeguarding national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity is the constitutional responsibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall complete as early as possible the legislation to safeguard national security provided for in the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The administrative organs, legislative organs and judicial organs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall effectively prevent, stop and punish acts that endanger national security in accordance with the provisions of relevant legal bodies.

4. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall establish and improve institutions and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security, strengthen law enforcement forces, and strengthen national security enforcement. The relevant organs of the Central People ’s Government for the maintenance of national security shall set up institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as necessary to perform their duties related to the maintenance of national security.

5. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall regularly submit reports to the Central People ’s Government on the situation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region performing its duties of maintaining national security, conducting national security promotion education, and prohibiting acts that endanger national security according to law.

6. To authorize the Standing Committee of the National People ’s Congress to formulate relevant laws on the establishment and improvement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ’s legal system and enforcement mechanism to safeguard national security, and effectively prevent, stop and punish any division of the country, subversion of the state ’s power, organization of terrorist activities, and other serious hazards Safe behavior and activities of foreign and foreign forces interfering in the affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress decided to include the above-mentioned relevant laws in Annex III of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, which will be promulgated and implemented by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region locally.

Seventh, this decision shall take effect as of the date of promulgation.

Hong Kong version of National Security Act 2020