The State Council Information Office held a press conference about the law of safeguarding national security in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning. Here are highlights:- The process of making the national security law for Hong Kong took into account the opinions of a wide range of Hong Kong society (Read more)- The law is a "perfect combination" of adhering to the "one country" prerequisite and respecting the differences between the "two systems" (Read more)- The law is a new symbol of the central government's strategy to improve Hong Kong governance (Read more)- Legislation will serve as a guardian of prosperity and stability in Hong Kong (Read more)- The new national security law will not replace Hong Kong's need to enact its own anti-subversion laws stipulated in Article 23 of its Basic Law (Read more)- Various parties including people with different political views and different positions will continue to exist for a long time in Hong Kong (Read more)- The national security law for Hong Kong includes a set of strict rules on the procedures of the office in the performance of its duties and their supervision (Read more)- The national security law for Hong Kong will not be retroactively applied, meaning it will not apply to acts which happened before it came into force (Read more)- Common and normal foreign connections and exchanges shall not constitute a crime under the new national security law for Hong Kong (Read more)- The chief executive of the HKSAR designating judges to handle cases dealing with the offense of endangering national security has no effect on the independent exercise of judicial power by courts and judges (Read more)- Respecting and protecting human rights and the principle of rule of law have been clearly stipulated and put in a prominent position in the national security law in Hong Kong (Read more)
The Space Needle under construction in Seattle in 1961. Joyce Irish remembers being amazed as the iconic structure took shape in time for the 1962 World’s Fair. (Flickr Photo / Seattle Municipal Archives)
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