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Policy Address 2021 | Lam Cheng: Actively promote 23 legislation to combat fake news and protect cybersecurity

2021-10-06T12:01:17.653Z


The new "Policy Address" was released today (6th). Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor stated that he is actively promoting the local legislative work of Article 23 of the Basic Law. The Secretary for Security is referring to past research and information,


The new "Policy Address" was released today (6th). Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor stated that he is actively promoting the local legislative work of Article 23 of the Basic Law, and the Secretary for Security is referring to past research and information, and the "Hong Kong National Security Law". Based on Hong Kong’s actual implementation experience and relevant court rulings, we have formulated effective and pragmatic plans and provisions, and prepared an effective publicity plan to prevent anti-China chaos in Hong Kong from taking advantage of it and deceiving people’s hearts.


Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that since the "Hong Kong National Security Law" was promulgated and implemented on June 30 last year, the National Security Council and relevant executive departments chaired by her have been under the guidance of the National Security Affairs Advisor appointed by the central government and the National Security Agency in Hong Kong. , To perform their duties with due diligence, prevent, stop and punish acts and activities that endanger national security in accordance with the law.

But to fully protect national security, the SAR government still has a lot of work to do, including:

1. Actively promote the local legislative work of Article 23 of the Basic Law. The Secretary for Security is drawing up an effective and pragmatic plan based on the actual situation of Hong Kong by referring to past research and information, the implementation experience of the Hong Kong National Security Law and relevant court rulings. And regulations, and prepare effective publicity plans to prevent anti-China chaos in Hong Kong from taking advantage of it and deceiving people's hearts;

2. Reviewing or activating existing laws to ensure that in the task of comprehensively safeguarding national security, enforcement agencies have laws to use, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be investigated; the "Film Censorship (Amendment) Bill 2021" that has been reviewed by the Legislative Council is One example, and other issues that need to be addressed squarely include combating fake news, protecting cybersecurity, etc. The Chief Secretary for Administration will coordinate the relevant work;

Carrie Lam published the "Policy Address".

(Photo by Luo Junhao)

Require schools to implement an education plan to maintain national security

3. Strengthen the prevention of terrorist activities and actively strengthen measures for publicity, guidance, supervision and management of schools, social organizations, media, networks and other matters involving national security.

Among them, the Secretary of Education has asked the school to draw up and implement a plan to maintain national security education as soon as possible;

4. Strengthen national security education through different activities and models, and raise the awareness of law-abiding and national security of Hong Kong citizens, especially young people.

I am very pleased that under the leadership of the Secretary for Security, the six disciplined forces and the two auxiliary forces are committed to strengthening the work of cultivating the positive thinking and law-abiding consciousness of young people. Fang" to assist young people in custody;

5. Further implement Article 6 of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and the amended local laws to swear public officials, including members of the newly formed Election Committee.

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Tang Bingqiang said earlier that it will be completed within the next legislative session

The Secretary for Security, Tang Ping-keung, recently stated that he will start to promote 23 pieces of legislation, including the study of indirect conspiracy and hate crimes, and hope to complete it during the next legislative session.

He mentioned that the current situation is different from 2003, and the legislative proposals that year were not enough to deal with the situation in recent years, and emphasized that the government will provide explanations and consultations on Article 23 legislation.

Tan Yaozong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, recently predicted that the legislative work for Article 23 of the Basic Law could be completed in the first half of next year. Article legislative work.

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