Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
HKSAR LegCo strongly condemns untruthful Washington Post editorial on Subsidiary Legislation safeguarding national security
The Legislative Council (LegCo) spokesperson today (June 14) strongly condemned the untruthful editorial by the Washington Post regarding the enactment of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation (Procedural Matters Regulation) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). LegCo also fully supported the HKSAR Government to strongly condemn the Washington Post for upholding double standards, as well as its wanton smearing and slandering, which was made to serve its anti-China purposes, against the HKSAR’s safeguarding national security law and relevant mechanism established in accordance with the law.
National security is the foundation of a nation’s existence and a crucial cornerstone for its stability. Enacting laws to safeguard national security is the inherent right of every sovereign state and an international practice. Safeguarding national security is not Hong Kong’s nightmare, but rather a constitutional responsibility and an inherent duty of the HKSAR. The United States (US), for example, has at least 21 pieces of legislation on safeguarding national security. The Washington Post, however, deliberately targeted and pointed fingers at the HKSAR’s continuous efforts in improving its legal system to fulfil a constitutional duty to safeguard national security. That fully displayed their unreasonable anti-China stance and double standards, and clearly violated the professional ethics of journalists.Issued at HKT 19:32
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