The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government officially promoted Article 23 of the Legislative Council on Wednesday (March 6), and emphasized that legislation targets remarks that endanger national security. There is absolutely no intention to ban social media such as Facebook and YouTube.
23 Public consultation with legislation has just ended one week, and the Hong Kong government immediately explained the results of the consultation with the Legislative Council on Wednesday.Many Hong Kong media quoted news that official plans to accelerate the completion of 23 legislative work before the National Security Day on April 15.
Ding Xuexiang, Deputy Prime Minister of the State Council of Hong Kong and Macau affairs, also attended the joint meeting of the Hong Kong and Macau members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on the same day.After the CPPCC member of the Hong Kong CPPCC, Ding Xuexiang pointed out that 23 legislation is the direction of the people's hearts, the consensus of the society across Hong Kong, ensuring the security and stability of Hong Kong, and long -term security, and hope to complete the legislation as soon as possible.
The Hong Kong Government disclosed in the document submitted to the Legislative Council that during the consultation period, 13,000 opinions were received, of which 98.6%supported legislation, most people also supported external effects, and 97 opinions opposed it, occupying, occupying, occupying, occupying, accounting for accounting, accounting for accountingOverall 0.72%.
Documents point out that most of the opinions or suggestions focus on the scope, applicable objects, punishment, exemption of defense of individual crimes, etc., and the official reference will be adopted.Join the exemption from "public interest".
Documents also say that when the Hong Kong government will consider when a crime that harms national security, if it involves collusion with overseas forces, it should be one of the crimes.Ascending, inspecting, passing by or below, entering or receiving the restraint, or appearing at the neighboring places, it should cover tools such as drones.
However, at the Legislative Council Meeting, the chairman of the New Democratic Party, Ye Liu Shuyi, stated other opinions on the consultation documents.The media quoted relevant comments and urged the Hong Kong government to clarify.
She said: "I received a lot of panic responses, including friends from Dubai asked me if I was banned by YouTube and Facebook. Some people said that his children would not come back, and the good talents would not come."
Lin Dingguo, director of the Hong Kong Department of Justice, said in response that officials could cut off the iron to show that no social media will be banned.
Lin Dingguo criticized that the remarks were unreasonable. There were very reasons that it was suspected that it was spread by people who were afraid of the world and hindered legislative work.He said: "Everyone must understand that social media is a tool, and we will not stop the existence of a tool. What we are targeting now is that some people use this tool, or abuse or misuse this tool to spread some harm and endanger it until endangered that it is endangered that it is endangered and endangered.National Security Speech "
Chen Xiaofeng, Secretary -General of the Hong Kong Law Exchange Foundation, expected in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that 23 legislations will pass all vote or high vote within the established time.The legislation was officially completed before, and I believe that it will have great significance for Hong Kong's national security propaganda and education.
He believes that from the current complicated geopolitical situation, after 23 legislation, it will be under pressure from external forces.Maintaining and stable work in the capital market.
