Official denies national security law treats HK as ‘one country, one system’

The national security law for Hong Kong perfectly combines the “one country” principle with respect for the differences in the “two systems,” said Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, denying that the law violates “one country, two systems.”

“If we are going to have ‘one country, one system’ as claimed by some Western politicians, we could just directly apply the criminal law and other national laws to Hong Kong. Why go through so much trouble to tailor a national security law specifically for Hong

Kong?” Zhang said.

Some countries are threatening to sanction Chinese officials,

I believe this is the logic of bandits, Zhang said. He said that some Americans stretched their hand too far, and as long as the US intervenes, the Chinese government and the Hong Kong government are bound to counter it. Zhang, who sees the national security law as a birthday gift to Hong Kong on the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said the future will reveal the law’s precious value.

Zhang, who sees the law as a birthday gift to Hong Kong on the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said the future will reveal the law’s precious value.

Some people say that the law is aimed at preventing opposition forces from being elected to the Legislative Council. Such speculation makes our legislative purpose too utilitarian and shortsighted, Zhang said.

The national security law for Hong Kong does not treat the whole pan-democracy camp in Hong Kong as an enemy, and targets only a few people, and not the entire opposition force, Zhang said.

The law came into force at 11 pm local time on Tuesday.

“The national security law is a birthday gift to Hong Kong on the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR.”