Safeguarding Prosperity
The draft law was submitted for deliberation at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) from June 18 to 20.
Entrusted by the Council of Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee, an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee explained the draft law to the session.
With 66 articles, it has six chapters: the general principles; HKSAR’s duties and institutions of safeguarding national security; crimes and penalties; jurisdiction over national security cases, application of laws and procedures; institutions of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR for safeguarding national security; and supplementary provisions.
Establishing and improving at the national level the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for HKSAR to safeguard national security is a major measure to uphold
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