Hong Kong version of National Security Law ｜ Luo Zhiguang: Citizens can express their concern only if they are not responsible for basic law

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Written by: Golden Chess

2020-05-23 12:19

The "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" will be included in Annex III of the Basic Law and promulgated in Hong Kong for implementation after the National People's Congress voted to propose legislation to the NPC Standing Committee. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, said today (23rd) that this government is expected to fail to meet the constitutional responsibilities under the Basic Law in the near future, so the country must "take action." He emphasized that the public can express their concerns so that the legal system can operate in Hong Kong.

In addition, the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has hit the economy hard, with the latest unemployment rate in Hong Kong reaching 5.2%, a record high of more than a decade. Luo Zhiguang described the unemployment rate as "geometrically rising", and it is expected to continue to rise in May "without suspense", hoping to buffer through the employment protection plan.

The draft "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" mainly targets four types of behaviors, including subversion of state power, division of the country, organization of terrorist activities, and intervention by external forces. (Reuters)

Luo Zhiguang said on the commercial program "Political and Economic Saturday" today that he hopes to slow down the rate of unemployment through the employment protection program, but "confessed that it will not be difficult to rise". He explained that the number of applicants from June to August should be no less than the number of employees employed in March, or that companies that had laid off employees earlier could be recruited again. He also pointed out that the plan is based on the MPF account record. It is impossible for an employer to falsely report the number of employees in an attempt to apply for more subsidies. The subsidies received by the employer must be used as salary, otherwise it will be punished.

Luo also said that he hopes the plan will be simple and quick in design, and help employers pay for food as soon as possible to avoid layoffs, so it is impossible for the authorities to intervene in different business practices. Regarding whether it is possible to ensure that each employee keeps receiving at least half of the salary, he responded that many people in the workshop made this request, but "I believe that this work is to be done at the beginning of the year and there is no system to be released," because of processing and analysis. With more than 2 million employees in Hong Kong, the system will be quite complicated.

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He also responded to the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", arguing that this government may not be able to fulfill the constitutional responsibilities under the Basic Law in the short term, but Hong Kong as a part of China, Hong Kong people have the basic responsibility to protect national security. Therefore, it is necessary for the country to "take action", hoping to protect the country's stability in Hong Kong and "free from the risk of division."

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