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Written by: McCain
2020-06-19 16:18
Date of last update: 2020-06-19 16:19The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress recently met and reviewed the "National Security Law of the Minato City." 86 groups including Amnesty International issued an open letter a few days ago, asking the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to abandon its plan to introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong. The Amnesty International Hong Kong Branch and the Stakeholders' Association today (19th) went to the Western Central Liaison Office to protest against the implementation of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law. They chanted slogans and read out a statement, criticizing the national security law for "destructive" violations of human rights, and submitted a petition. However, the Liaison Office did not send a representative to answer the letter. They posted the letter at the door and left.
On June 19th, Amnesty International and other groups went to the Liaison Office to petition against the legislation of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law. (Photo by Gao Zhongming)
The Amnesty International Hong Kong Branch earlier collected 73,000 joint signatures globally, and also received 11,000 joint signatures in Hong Kong, opposing the central government’s implementation of the National Security Law on Hong Kong. They worry that there is no human rights law that can restrict national security laws and bring about "destructive" violations of human rights. They condemn national security laws as a means of suppressing people; Amnesty International will go to the Chinese embassy around the world to protest.
Li Zhuoren of the stake said that the deceased Nobel Peace Prize winner and Charterer 08 drafter Liu Xiaobo had hoped that he would become the last convicted political prisoner in China, but it turned out to be counterproductive. It is to turn Hong Kong political prisoners into Chinese political prisoners. He believes that Hong Kong people must adhere to the rule of law and freedom in Hong Kong and oppose national security laws.
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The police issued a warning
Meng Zhaoda, director general of the Workers' Union, criticized the National Security Law for not consulting the people of Hong Kong. Such practices as "overlord's hard bow" trample on Hong Kong people's freedom. He also worried that the National Security Law would become a political tool to combat the trade union movement. Meng Zhaoda mentioned that the pro-democracy activist Li Wangyang set up a trade union in the Mainland in 1989. He was charged with counter-revolutionary propaganda and incitement and was imprisoned for more than 10 years. He was subsequently sentenced to subversion of the state power. Sports and dissidents, so they will not allow the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
After reading the statement and speaking, they asked the Liaison Office to send a representative to receive the petition letter, but no one answered it; so they posted the letter outside the gate and the iron horse. The police issued a warning to them not to post and try to tear off the petition letter posted at the door. Li Zhuoren yelled, "You don't want to do it", and then left peacefully.
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