Hong Kong security law ‘safeguards rights and freedoms’
After the law was adopted, Western media carried numerous reports full of misinterpretation, and even distortions
22 August 2020 - 07:22
On June 30, one day before the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (KHSAR). This law is now added to the list of laws in annex III of the basic law. It will be applied by promulgation in HKSAR.
This law is an important milestone and a powerful support for the steady and sustained implementation of “one country, two systems”, which safeguards the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents...
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