Hong Kong leader still say he has not seen the draft of the law on security text

Hong Kong leader still say he has not seen the draft of the law on security text

leader of Hong Kong admitted that she has not seen a complete plan of the imminent legislation of China’s national security, even if the measure can be passed within a few days. Officials of the Asian financial center have the controversial law is based on information published by the Chinese state media, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam told a weekly press conference on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of its Executive Advisory Council defended. However there continues Lam fact that the final version has promised before his return the “high degree of autonomy” of 1997, Hong Kong would not reduce basically Chinese rule. “We have not seen all the details of the bill,” he said. “We were to comment on what we saw.” Saturday, China published fresh details of sweeping new security law that President Xi Jinping of the government to the former British colony, in the wake of the historically large and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests last year he puts it. The law was designed Top legislators of China in Beijing and can be passed as soon as next Tuesday. The proposed security law has alarmed opposition politicians and activists in Hong Kong, and a number of Western democracies – including the Member who has threatened reprisals. The Trump Administration said it would revoke the status of special trade cities in US law, if China went ahead with the plan. aims to punish acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces – the national security laws – announced by the National People’s Congress on May 21 and approved days later. The decision NPC Standing Committee started discussions on the project Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency impress on Saturday. The Standing Committee may announce its final decision as soon as next week, although the issue on the public day for a special set of bi-annual meeting on June 30 was not clarify the last details for the end that the legislation would put laws of Hong Kong repealed if there is a conflict with some cases persecuted by the central government. The law also Chinese spies working in the city to manage its new divisions within the provisions of the Hong Kong Government and let Lam judges selects certain cases to be heard. Monday ‘, the Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong International has joined those calling for the Government and NPC Lam opened a public consultation on the legislation. “We believe that the law drafting process should be transparent and provide an opportunity for the Hong Kong people to offer comments as they are the victims,” ​​the room of a statement on Monday. The way the legislation was prepared values ​​and important freedoms that occur under Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” current framework, the ICC HK evil said, and added that it is “significant cause further concern that the precedent could be helped further violations in the future. “picking judge on Tuesday, Lam said the law with the basic law of Hong Kong, agrees that protected the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the same way on the mainland at least up to 2047. it is the legislation would not say the freedom of speech, the press in Hong Kong or release the assembly. “It is not against the Prinzip, ein country, two Systeme’oder of the Basic Law,” said Lam. “Who in these circumstances that continue to undermine the first of this exercise legislative Denken, country ein, two systems, I think these people have never had respect” one country. “Lam arguments also rejected that National deserve its new provisions announced judges appoint safety cases would fall under the guarantee of fundamental law that the courts are able to “independent exercise of any judicial power without interference.” He said that the judges all Hong Kong were independent, and feel that a pool of available judges in such cases. 15 foreign judges now in Hong Kong high court would not necessarily be excluded from hearing cases of national security, Lam said, adding that lawyers would be taken based on their credentials. “the boss is not only someone who goes on a road name, a judge, “he said.