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Kwok Abused Power, Failed to Do His Duties, Political Leaders 4 | Wednesday, April 15, 2020 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY HONG KONG Enacting national security law urged By GU MENGYAN and KATHY ZHANG in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s political leaders urged the special administrative region government on Tuesday to put national security law legislation on the agenda, in order to end such conduct for the sake of Hong Kong’s future prospects. In remarks ahead of the fifth National Security Education Day, which is marked today, they stressed maintaining national security is also the SAR’s constitutional obligation, and in line with Hong Kong people’s fundamental interests. David Wong Yau-kar, a member of the city’s Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, said last year’s social unrest has imposed threats to national security as some radical protesters have asked foreign forces to intervene in the SAR’s a airs — an attempt viewed as interfering in Pro-establishment lawmakers meet the press on Tuesday to voice commendation of Dennis Kwok Wing-hang’s disruptive performance. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs China’s internal a airs. Office and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR on Monday criticized some opposition lawmakers for deliberately holding up the If the nation’s sovereignty and election of a chairperson of LegCo’s House Committee. PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY territorial integrity were to be jeopardized, Hong Kong could not maintain its long-term stability and prosperity, Wong cautioned. Given that reality, he urged the authority to enact Article 23 of the Kwok abused power, failed to do Basic Law, Hong Kong’s constitu- tional document, as soon as pos- sible to plug the legal loopholes in safeguarding national security. To raise local people’s awareness in this area, Wong suggested the his duties, political leaders say government strengthen education about the Basic Law, which clearly Opposition lawmaker’s efforts to stymie purpose is to stymie the National to punish people, and it carries no stipulates the SAR’s obligation to Anthem Bill and national security penalty, he said. On national secu- protect national security. election of House Committee chairman law under Article 23 of the Basic rity, it is the constitutional duty to “Hong Kong is by no means amounts to misconduct: Political leaders He (Dennis Kwok Law. “On the face of it, he has com- enact Article 23 but the content of exempt from its duty to safeguard Wing-hang) swore mitted the o ense of misconduct in legislation is open to discussion. national safety as any other place By JOSEPH LI in Hong Kong Committee chairman. allegiance to the public o ce,” Tam said, adding it Executive and Legislative Coun- in China does,” said former law- [email protected] Kwok was the committee’s dep- is up to the Department of Justice cilor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee agreed maker Tam Yiu-chung, a member uty chairman last year. Because HKSAR, but look — to decide whether to fi le charges there is a prima facie case that of the Standing Committee of the Opposition lawmaker Dennis Chairwoman Starry Lee Wai-king he asked the US to against him. Kwok has committed the o ense National People’s Congress, China’s Kwok Wing-hang from the Civic stood for re-election but Kwok Former LegCo secretary-gener- of misconduct in public o ce, urg- top legislature. Party has abused power by not ful- did not; he was asked to run the sanction Hong Kong al Pauline Ng Chow May-lin said ing Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng Article 40 of the nation’s security fi lling his responsibility to have the meeting with the only item on the and was one of those Kwok is duty-bound to hold the Yeuk-wah to seriously look into law, which is e ective from 2015, Legislative Council House Commit- agenda being the election of the who instigated the election as soon as possible. Ng the matter. also stipulates that the Hong Kong tee elect a chairman after 14 meet- committee chairman — a simple also said Lee is still the legitimate Lau Siu-kai, vice-president of SAR and Macao SAR are obliged to ings spanning six months, political process that normally takes no enactment of the committee chairman. To ease the Chinese Association of Hong Kong fulfi ll their duties in safeguarding fi gures in Hong Kong said. more than 15 minutes. Hong Kong Human deadlock, Lee can continue to lead and Macao Studies, told China national security. They added that there is prima The opposition lawmaker, how- Rights and Democ- the committee as chairman while a Daily that Kwok may also have As required in Article 23 of the facie evidence that Kwok has com- ever, has never begun the election certain portion of time is reserved breached Article 104 of the Basic Basic Law, Hong Kong shall enact mitted the common law o ense of process, allowing opposition law- racy Act.” for election of the new chairman at Law with regard to the oath. “He laws on its own to prohibit any act misconduct in public o ce. He may makers to speak freely on things Lau Siu-kai, the end of the meeting. swore allegiance to the HKSAR, of treason, secession, sedition, sub- have also breached the Legislative unrelated to the election. vice-president of the Chinese Executive Councilor and Senior but look — he asked the US to sanc- version or theft of state secrets, to Council oath that requires a legis- A total of 14 meetings have Association of Hong Kong and Counsel Ronny Tong Ka-wah con- tion Hong Kong and was one of prohibit foreign political organiza- lator to uphold the Basic Law and been held since October. Since the Macao Studies tended that Kwok has definitely those who instigated the enact- tions or bodies from conducting swear allegiance to the Hong Kong House Committee cannot function abused his power. “He may be sub- ment of the Hong Kong Human political activities in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of without a chairman, the legislative ject to punishment by law,” said Rights and Democracy Act,” Lau and to prohibit local political the People’s Republic of China. process of 14 bills, including the Basic Law Committee Vice- Tong, “and the court may order said. groups from establishing ties with The Hong Kong and Macao National Anthem Bill and 89 pieces Chairwoman Maria Tam Wai-chu is him to stop abusing his power.” Lau further lambasted the oppo- foreign political groups. A airs O ce and the Liaison O ce of subsidiary legislation, are cur- adamant that Kwok has abused the The senior counsel went on to sition for distorting Article 22 of The Macao SAR enacted its of the Central People’s Government rently in limbo. The appointment public o ce and the power vested refute the opposition camp for the Basic Law, saying that the two national security law in 2009. In in the Hong Kong SAR commented of the next chief justice may also in him. She said Kwok, assigned demonizing the national-anthem offices are the representatives of 2003, Hong Kong government sub- on Monday on the fi asco in LegCo, be a ected. The stagnation of the the duty to elect House Commit- and national-security laws as dra- the central government in Hong mitted a related bill to the city’s criticizing Kwok and a number of House Committee has also resulted tee chairman, willfully obstructed conian. The purpose of the nation- Kong and are no ordinary institu- Legislative Council, but later with- opposition lawmakers for willfully in partial paralysis of the entire the election, and he has admitted al anthem law is to foster respect tions and ministries, so there is no drew it. Since then, national secu- obstructing the election of House Legislative Council. repeatedly and openly that the real for the national anthem but not intervention in Hong Kong a airs. rity legislation in the city has been on hold. Tam said some local political What they say groups purposely misinterpreted the security law legislation as a deprivation of individual rights and The central govern- government bodies were cilor and barrister country, two systems” freedom. Tam said he hopes they ment has every right to an expression of concern principle for the long-term can end such conduct for the good condemn lawmakers who about Hong Kong’s situ- Kwok, who is also a stability of Hong Kong. of the city’s prospects. refuse to perform their ation, and the move was lawyer, has failed the trust Gary Chan Hak-kan, Maria Tam Wai-chu, a member of constitutional duties un- understandable. of the legal profession. legislator the Basic Law Committee under the der the Basic Law. It was It’s unsatisfactory that Because of the opposition NPCSC, said the city has seen “dan- quite obvious that Kwok’s the House Committee has failed to elect camp’s delaying tactics, gerous signals” in recent years chal- attempt to delay the election was due a chairperson after 14 meetings in six the procedure of ratifying If the Legislative Council lenging “one country”. They include to his personal political agenda rather months, leaving 14 bills on hold, and that the appointment of the chief justice of continues to delay a huge ousted lawmakers expressing sepa- than a lack of understanding of proce- 89 subsidiary pieces of legislation have the Court of Final Appeal has also been number of livelihood pro- ratism advocacy when taking their dure or e ciency. expired on the committee’s schedule. delayed.
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