John Lee Andrew Leung Previous NextThe full draft of Basic Law Article 23 will be gazetted and tabled to the Legislative Council for first reading today. Non-official Exco members also said they fully support the gazette of Article 23, which is "necessary and urgent." Leung therefore announced a special meeting at 11am today for the first and second readings of the bill - called Safeguarding National Security Bill. At yesterday's meeting of the Legco subcommittee on Article 23 legislation, Kowloon Central lawmaker Kitson Yang Wing-kit sought officials' clarification on sedition under the legislation. Meanwhile, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, who is in charge of Hong Kong and Macau affairs, told Hong Kong NPC deputies that the legislation of Article 23 is "a strong consensus and urgent hope of the SAR community," according to Hong Kong NPC delegation head Ma Fung-kwok.

Source: The Standard March 07, 2024 20:26 UTC