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Written by Pan Xiqiao
2020-06-20 21:28
Last update date: 2020-06-20 21:34Xinhua News Agency published the draft content of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" today, which mentioned that the central government will set up a "National Security Office in Hong Kong" in Hong Kong. Under certain circumstances, it will exercise jurisdiction over crimes against Hong Kong's national security, and the draft also mentions Hong Kong residents shall sign documents confirming their elections or take oaths in support of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China when they run for election or assume public office.
Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, believes that the oath requirement is not directed at the behavior of civil servants in recent years, but rather to clarify the position of the authorities from the principle level. He also estimated that it is unlikely that the National Security Office in Hong Kong will have direct jurisdiction over the case in the future. He believes that Hong Kong can handle most cases on its own.
On May 28, 2020, the National People's Congress of China passed the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" by 2,878 votes in favor, 1 against and 6 abstentions. (Profile picture/AP)
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The details of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" were exposed today. It mentioned that the "National Security Office in Hong Kong" will be set up to analyze and judge the situation of Hong Kong’s national security maintenance, and provide opinions and suggestions on major national security strategies and important policies. "Under", jurisdiction over Hong Kong's crimes against national security.
Liu Zhaojia estimates that the chances of the National Security Office's jurisdiction will be very low. I believe the content is only for the purpose of deterring and preventing foreign forces from interfering in Hong Kong. Taking Macau as an example again, he pointed out that after the implementation of the local national security law, there has not been a single case that has been prosecuted.
The draft of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law also mentions that Hong Kong residents must sign documents to confirm their elections or take an oath to support the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China when they run for election or assume public office. This has also caused outsiders to wonder whether this point of the draft is related to the participation of civil servants in political activities or the launch of strikes in recent years. However, Liu Zhaojia believes that the content is not aimed at civil servants.
He continued that the Central Government and the SAR Government certainly cannot tolerate civil servants challenging the government's authority, but if the authorities decide to deal with the relevant issues seriously, whether they take oaths or not is not critical, because the current Civil Servants Code has clearly restricted the behavior of civil servants. He believes that the relevant provisions mainly express the attachment to a principle. In the future, if civil servants behave inappropriately, they will not only be bound by the Code of Civil Servants, but also bear the risk of false oaths.
Liu Zhaojia estimates that the chances of the National Security Office's jurisdiction will be very low. I believe the content is only for deterrent effect. (Profile picture)
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The draft National Security Law also mentions that the Chief Executive will appoint several judges to deal with national security-related cases, breaking the traditional tradition of being appointed by more senior judges. Liu Zhaojia admits that at this point, the society may have different opinions, but he believes that this is the "middle of the ink" of the central government. "On the one hand, the central government should let Hong Kong deal with national security issues and respect the judicial tradition of Hong Kong, but it also needs to ensure that the national security law can be played. "Effectiveness." He emphasized that Hong Kong has clearly become a national security threat in recent days. In the absence of Hong Kong's ability to legislate on its own, the central government was forced to take action.
Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong version of the National Security Law Liu Zhaojia Basic Law
