The Secretary of Justice Zheng Ruohua accepted a media interview and said that the improvement of national security laws should not be limited to the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law. At the same time, it is necessary to study and formulate new laws or "activate" existing laws to make up for legal deficiencies.
Regarding the rule of law in Hong Kong in recent years, Zheng Ruohua believes that politicians have ulterior motives and emphasized that Hong Kong’s judicial independence is world-renowned, and court rulings are free from interference and highly transparent.
Zheng Ruohua said that the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law is justified, and the Department of Justice will provide legal advice and draft laws, but the maintenance of national security is not limited to the seven crimes covered by Article 23.
Zheng emphasized that in accordance with Article 7 of the "Minato National Security Law", the government has the responsibility to anticipate situations that may endanger national security in the future, and it is not ruled out that there are still situations.
She said that by then the Department of Justice would consider enacting new legislation or "activating" existing laws.
She cited Articles 9 and 10 of the Criminal Offences Ordinance, inciting intent and publishing sedition, saying that these dormant laws have been re-introduced in order to "effectively prevent, stop and punish related acts that endanger national security, and the law must make up for the shortcomings. Department." The Department of Justice is reviewing whether this type of legislation can achieve the goal of safeguarding national security.
Zheng Ruohua’s sedition crime was cited last year for the arrest of Zheng Liqiong, the former chairman of the Central and Western District Council, for the first time since the reunification of her post of reprinting police information. The previous case dates back to the 1950s.
The law was questioned as a "colonial draconian law." Honorary Senior Counsel Chen Wenmin also questioned that the law was suspected of being unconstitutional. I believe it will be subject to a court ruling.
Zheng Ruohua: Building Hong Kong into an Asia-Pacific International Dispute Resolution Center
In addition, Zheng Ruohua mentioned in his blog that the "Policy Address" mentioned that the Department of Justice should strive to build Hong Kong into an international legal and dispute resolution service center in the Asia-Pacific region, and fully cooperate with national policies. The Department of Justice will actively seek for Local, Mainland and even international cooperation.
She continued to point out that a few days ago, with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the Asian Institute of International Law, the UNCITRAL meeting was jointly organized in Hong Kong in an online and offline mode to discuss the reform plan of investment mediation. Conferences are held in Hong Kong.
She said that Hong Kong Law Week 2021 will be held next week, and one of the important activities is an online dispute resolution workshop dedicated to dealing with ASEAN trade to discuss how to resolve cross-border disputes.
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