Hong Kong National Security Legislation Corner

Local government must make every effort to fulfil responsibility to ensure proposed legislation is in keeping with legal system

Tensions have long simmered on Hong Kong’s journey of integration with the mainland: the long-running protests triggered by the extradition bill were the last straw

前刑事檢控專員江樂士接受《香港01》訪問時表示，國家安全是一直不是香港高度自治的一部分，而是中央政府的整體責任，認為人大今次做法完全合憲。至於本港法庭角色，江樂士認為，外籍法官應被准許處理有關國家安全的個案，並列出六大原因，包括法官已宣誓依法判案，效忠特區，而且不少本地華人法官亦持有外國護照等，若優秀的外籍法官無法審理部分案件，對香港而言是大損失。

終審法院前常任法官烈顯倫昨就「港區國安法」開腔，他向傳媒發出文章，稱世上所有國家、除非是失敗國家，都有法律保障自身國家安全，而本港內部安全日趨惡化，完善國家安全法刻不容緩。

全國人大日前高票通過涉港國安立法決定，基本法委員會副主任譚惠珠預計，港區國安法最快或於六月通過草案文本，呼籲各界及市民把握時間提出意見。

基本法委員會副主任譚惠珠指出，「港區國安法」不大可能照搬內地的《國安法》，強調「港區國安法」保障港人的合理權益，但香港法院對相關案件的判決，若出現與人大理解不同的情況，人大或不排除釋法。

Decades of political gridlock, neglect and refusal to compromise forced the central government’s hand.

Prominent Hong Kong economist Francis Lui Ting-ming says overall impact of security legislation on Hong Kong will be positive and bring stability

Hong Kong National Security Law discussion: Exco non-official member, Ronny Tong & last governor Chris Patten.

Last week, Beijing introduced a draft national security law that will bypass the legislature in Hong Kong, reigniting concerns over eroding freedoms in the special administrative region and triggering protests over the weekend.