Zhen Peng: Analysis of the architecture of Hong Kong Guoan System

China Focus

The Hong Kong National Security Law (the full name of the People's Republic of China The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Maintenance of the National Security Law) has built the Hong Kong Guoan System.An important institution is the National Security Commission (the full name of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Maintenance of the National Security Council); the other is the National Security Agency (the full name of the Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong to maintain the National Security Agency).

There is a national security consultant in the National Security Commission (the full name of the National Security Affairs Consultant), which is assigned by the Central Government of China.The National Security Commission has a secretariat and led by the Secretary -General.The Secretary -General was nominated by the Chief Executive and reported to the central government to appoint.

From a legal point of view, the relationship between the National Security Commission and the Guoan consultant is very clear, and the national security consultant is just a consultant role.As for the fact that the role of the Guoan consultant depends on the political wrestling.The relationship between the National Security Commission and the National Security Office is unclear.The National Security Commission's supervision, guidance, coordination, and supporting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will fulfill the responsibilities of maintaining the maintenance of Guoan.The National Security Commission has no obligation to obey the National Security Office.

The National Security Law stipulates that: the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government or the Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong to maintain the National Security Agency and report to the Central People's Government for approval.

It can be seen that the power of the National Security Commission and the National Security Office is parallel.Since it is parallel, conflicts will inevitably occur, and legislators have predicted and recognized this problem.Therefore, the National Security Law stipulates that when the two conflict on certain major issues, the central government has decided.General problems, the two go well.

The National Security Law mentioned that the Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong to maintain the National Security Affairs Office of the Special Administrative Region shall strengthen the work links and work coordination of the Special officer officer of the Special Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong.It seems that these four departments are parallel.

On July 4th, I visited the Sino -Union's website.Its functions are: contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Special Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong and the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong.These three departments are parallel relationships.

To judge the relationship between Chinese institutions, in addition to functions, it depends on the level.The level includes institutional level and official level.Generally speaking, the level of the institution is consistent with the level of its main responsible person.What level is the China United Nations Office?From its former director Wang Zhimin's resume can be judged.

In 2020, Wang Zhimin was removed from the position of director of the China United Nations Office and served as the Deputy Dean of the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute (headed).One of the rules of China's officialdom is that as long as the errors are not too serious, the posts will not be reduced.Zhang Xiaoming's director of the Hong Kong and Macau Office (full name of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council) was reduced to the deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Office at the deputy ministerial level, and the level is still the ministerial level.Both the China United Nations Office and the Hong Kong and Macao Office are all ministry -level units.

What level is the National Security Office?The level of the newly established department depends on the document of the editorial office (the full name of the Central Institutional Compilation Committee Office).No files can only be inferred from the resume of the person in charge.The first director Zheng Yanxiong was previously a member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Secretary -General of the Provincial Party Committee, and deputy ministerial level.The deputy head of Li Jiangzhou was the Minister of the Police Liaison Department of the China United Nations Office, and was at the level.There are two conclusions: the National Security Office may be the deputy ministerial level, Zheng Yanxiong and Li Jiangzhou are mobilized; it may also be the main ministerial level, and both of them have risen.The possibility of the front is greater, see the analysis behind.

The China United Affairs Office is a huge department.On July 4th, I visited its website. It had one director (Luo Huining), six deputy directors (Chen Dong, Yang Jianping, Qiu Hong, Lu Xinning, Tan Tieniu, He Jing), a secretary -general (Wen Hongwu) and 24 of 24There are agencies.One of the departments is the police liaison department and now belongs to the National Security Office.I have speculated that Chen Dong, the only one of the six deputy directors with a political and legal background is the candidate of the Director of the National Security Office.It seems that he is not tough enough.

According to common sense, the heads of the National Security Office should also be the national security consultant, otherwise, the two officials may have conflicts.In fact, Luo Huining, the director of the National United Affairs Office of the Guoan Office.This means that the China United Nations Office is a prospective unit of the National Security Office.The National Security Office must accept the leadership of the Ministry of National Security internally and accept the guidance of the China United Nations Office in Hong Kong.The Supreme National Security Affairs representative stationed in Hong Kong is the director of the China United Nations Office, not the director of the State Security Office.

The author is a Chinese scholar