Political situation
Written by Peng Zhuowei
2020-06-17 08:00
Last update date: 2020-06-17 08:00The "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", which has attracted much attention from Hong Kong people, was passed and implemented at the latest in July. The National People's Congress passed the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" earlier and submitted it to the NPC Standing Committee to formulate the draft content. According to multiple channels, the news means that at the NPC Standing Committee meeting from tomorrow (18th) to Saturday (20th) Explain the consultation process of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", and another meeting will be held at the end of the month to formally review the "National Version of the National Security Law", which will be voted through at the beginning of July and will be implemented in Hong Kong immediately.
Political circles believe that even if the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" legislation is not completed this month, it is expected that it will be passed smoothly by the middle of July at the latest. The only member of Hong Kong who has reviewed the legislation is Tan Yaozong, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The Xinhua News Agency reported last week that the NPC Standing Committee meeting to be held tomorrow will consider the draft law on public officials’ administrative punishment, the revised draft of the archives law, the revised draft of the People’s Armed Police Law, and the relevant appointment and dismissal cases. law". A number of members of the National People's Congress and the CPPCC National Committee disclosed to "Hong Kong 01" that they have received information that there will be another meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress at the end of this month in addition to the meeting on the 18th and 20th.
According to the "Legislation Law of the People's Republic of China", laws that are included in the agenda of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress should generally be considered after three meetings of the Standing Committee before being voted. The law also stipulates that the Standing Committee meeting will consider the bill for the first time, and listen to the sponsor’s explanation at the plenary meeting, and the preliminary review will be conducted by the group meeting; The report of the amendments and main issues will be further considered by the sub-group meeting; the third review of the legal bill will be heard at the plenary meeting of the Law Committee’s report on the review of the draft law, and the sub-group meeting will review the revised draft law.
However, Article 30 of the Law also lists the bills that are included in the agenda of the Standing Committee meeting. If the opinions of all parties are relatively consistent, they can be submitted to the vote after two meetings of the Standing Committee; the bills with more single or partially revised adjustments If the opinions of all parties are relatively consistent, they may also be voted upon after a meeting of the Standing Committee.
According to different sources, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will start the review of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" at the end of the month. However, because the details of the draft have not yet been exposed, there are still many variables. The political circles believe that even if the legislation cannot be completed this month It is expected that it will be passed smoothly at the latest in early July and included in Annex III of the Basic Law in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Law. The Chief Executive will announce its implementation in Hong Kong on the same day.
Zeng Yucheng "betting" the day before yesterday, asserting that the National Security Law of the Hong Kong District will not be introduced at the end of this month. He believes that "the law is introduced earlier or later, which is not a big difference; whether the law is written well or not, it can have completely different effects." (Profile picture)
The former chairman of the Legislative Council, Jasper Tsang, "bet" in the newspaper column the other day, asserting that the National Security Act of the Hong Kong District will not be introduced by the end of this month. He considered the purpose of national security legislation, and believed that the Central People’s Republic of China enacted legislation at this time. The only reason is that the Central People’s Government believes that threats to national security have emerged in Hong Kong according to the information at its disposal. The legislation is aimed at interference and destruction by foreign forces. Under the "one country, two systems" relationship between Hong Kong and the country, it can be said to fight the "Hong Kong version of the color revolution."
Zeng Yucheng believes that it is never easy to write this law. "The law is introduced earlier or later, which is not a big difference; whether the law is written well or not, it can have completely different effects."
Ye Guoqian, a representative of the People’s Congress of the Hong Kong District, also said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" yesterday that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was held early from 18 to 20, which is a special case. He estimated that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will hold a special meeting from the end of June to the beginning of July. "Minato City National Security Law."
The legal bills that are included in the agenda of the Standing Committee meeting should generally be considered after three meetings of the Standing Committee before being voted.
The Standing Committee considers the bill for the first time and listens to the sponsor’s explanation at the plenary meeting. The group meeting conducts preliminary deliberation.
The Standing Committee meeting reviewed the bill for the second time and listened to the Law Committee’s report on the revision of the draft law and major issues at the plenary meeting, which was further considered by the group meeting.
The Standing Committee meeting reviewed the bill for the third time, heard the report of the Law Commission on the results of the draft law review in the plenary meeting, and the subgroup meeting reviewed the revised draft law.
When the Standing Committee considers a legal bill, it may convene a joint group meeting or a plenary meeting as necessary to discuss the main issues in the draft law.
Laws that are on the agenda of the Standing Committee meeting can be voted after two meetings of the Standing Committee if the opinions are consistent in all respects. For laws with relatively simple adjustments or partial revisions, the opinions of all parties can be the same. After a meeting of the Standing Committee for deliberation, the vote was taken.
The Foreign Investment Law has been held for several months
Last year, when the NPC Standing Committee reviewed the Foreign Investment Law, in order to speed up the review process, it also increased the meeting in odd-numbered months, but it still needs to go through three meetings to pass the bill. Since the foreign investment law was drafted and passed in only one month, it was accused of being the fastest domestic legislation. It is believed that the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" will refresh the relevant records soon.
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