Statement by all Members of Seventh LegCo on safeguarding national security
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All Members of the Seventh Legislative Council (LegCo) today (July 31) issued the following statement through the LegCo Secretariat:
Safeguarding national security is the highest principle of "One Country, Two Systems". All Members of the Seventh LegCo have full confidence that the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) fully and faithfully implements, and resolutely protects the authority of the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL) and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. This is also the constitutional duty and the bottom line of the HKSAR. The HKSAR Government and the governance team of the HKSAR, including LegCo, have resolute determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.
All LegCo Members stress that the Basic Law of the HKSAR of the People's Republic of China (Basic Law) clearly stipulates that LegCo of the HKSAR shall be the legislature of the region. Fugitives endangering national security who fled overseas have been challenging the bottom line of "One Country, Two Systems" and the HKSAR's national security. They blatantly organised the so-called "election" for the "Hong Kong Parliament", seriously violating the Basic Law and the HKNSL, and undermining the Constitution and constitutional order of the HKSAR as established by the Basic Law. The unlawful election is nothing but a farce. Their aim was to disrupt the hard-earned stability and peace in Hong Kong, and attempted to commit the offence of subversion of state power, seriously endangering national security.
Safeguarding national security is in line with international practice. LegCo Members firmly reject and castigate the biased, groundless, smearing and double-standard remarks by some politicians in western countries against the HKSAR Government's lawful pursuit of individuals who endangered national security.
The HKSAR Government's decisive and swift law enforcement actions are not only righteous, but also reasonable, legal and constitutional. The actions are also widely supported by various sectors of the community. All LegCo Members fully support the Hong Kong Police Force in their lawful efforts to apprehend national security offenders who fled overseas. They also resolutely support the statement issued by the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, and firmly support sanctions against the fugitives in order to safeguard national security and the stability of Hong Kong.
Ends/Thursday, July 31, 2025
Issued at HKT 20:38
Issued at HKT 20:38
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