Political situation
Written by: Zhai Ruimin
2021-02-03 20:53
The last update date: 2021-02-03 20:53
After Senior Counsel Paul Harris took over as the chairman of the Bar Association, he accepted an exclusive interview with a number of media including "Hong Kong 01" and proposed to push the government to amend the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and amend the provisions that conflict with the "Basic Law". Including the actions of the staff of the National Security Agency stationed in Hong Kong that are not under the jurisdiction of Hong Kong, etc.
The relevant remarks were criticized by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, reprimanding Xia Boyi for spreading remarks that discredit China, challenging national sovereignty and the bottom line of "One Country, Two Systems". He also accused the Bar Association of frequent failures on major constitutional legal issues in Hong Kong The fairness and rationality that legal professionals should have is going further and further on the road of politicization.
The Bar Association issued a statement today (3rd) expressing its concern about the personal opinions expressed by Xia Boyi after taking over as chairman, which aroused some comments concerning the functions and roles of the Association.
The statement emphasized that the Association and its chairman are committed to performing their duties and purposes with professionalism and integrity, including upholding the rule of law in Hong Kong, the Basic Law, judicial independence and judicial justice, and unswervingly supporting the "One Country, Two Systems" guaranteed by the Basic Law. "Basic policies.
The statement stated that the Association is a legal professional body, not a political organization, and aims to handle all matters involving judicial affairs and the profession of barristers.
The SBA welcomes and will strive to seek rational and constructive dialogues and exchanges with various institutions, agencies and organizations on matters involving the legal profession and the rule of law in the SAR.
When Xia Boyi accepted an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01" earlier, he questioned many provisions of the National Security Law that violated the Basic Law. Among them, the most concerning is the provisions of Articles 14 and 60 of the National Security Law. The decisions of the National Security Council are not subject to judicial review, and the actions of the staff of the National Security Agency in Hong Kong are not subject to the jurisdiction of the SAR, which means that the staff of the National Security Agency can "do whatever they want" in Hong Kong. The situation is very dangerous and violates the spirit of the rule of law.
The two offices later issued a manuscript, reprimanding Xia Boyi by name for “calling for amendments to the Hong Kong National Security Law, questioning the authority of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and directing the finger at the Central Committee.” “Before the chair was getting hot, he was busy publishing fallacies and questioning the authority of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Clamoring for the SAR government to amend the National Security Law, openly arguing for Hong Kong independence elements." He also criticized his remarks for completely deviating from professional ethics and professional conscience, and completely losing the spirit of the rule of law and the principle of rule of law.
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