Law and Order
The national security law for Hong Kong unanimously passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, has attracted widespread attention. Effective immediately, it is officially known as the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
July 1 marked the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, and the adoption of this new law just hours before the anniversary is the best birthday gift that will help lift Hong Kong out of the turmoil of the past year. On the day the law was passed, the “pro-independence” Hong Kong National Front announced that it
