Hong Kong National Security Legislation Corner

Over 300 pro-democracy district councillors have voiced opposition to the looming national security law and pledged to establish a congressional platform in order to reflect the “true views” of the public.

基本法委員會委員陳弘毅昨日表示，香港現有法律在維護國家安全方面存在4個漏洞，因此港區必須實施國安法。

對於公務員事務局局長聶德權指，公務員同屬國家的公務人員，執行職務時要考慮雙重身份。葉國謙稱此說法沒有問題，認為公務員在廣義上是中國的「國家幹部」，又指公務員與特區政府有僱傭關係，公務員需執行政府政策，而特區政府的決定並不存在違背中央的決定。

行政會議成員、新民黨主席葉劉淑儀昨早出席電台節目時表示，相信「香港國安法」會按照普通法落實，刑事罪行並無追溯期。她又強調，香港仍須就基本法第23條作本地立法。

「港區國安法」將出台，行政會議成員、新民黨主席葉劉淑儀認為，將來審理涉及國安罪行案件時，不適合安排陪審團審訊，估計陪審員會有很多理由拒絕參與審訊，「找人會很困難」。

Hong Kong billionaire Michael Kadoorie says he is confident the new national security law Beijing plans for the city will help it prosper, but he has called on the government to allay the public’s fears and secure its backing for the proposal.

Hong Kong’s pro-establishment politicians have revealed that they were caught off guard by Beijing’s plan to impose tailor-made national security legislation on the city, recalling how they learned about the move at the very last minute.

HSBC and Standard Chartered have given their backing to China's new security laws for Hong Kong.

More than 80% of the U.S. companies in Hong Kong surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce said they’re concerned about China’s plan to impose a new national security law in the city.

5間大學校長及公開大學發表聲明，指完全支持「一國兩制」，理解訂立國家安全法必要性。