The Law Society of Hong Kong said today it "respectfully requests" transparency in the legislative process of the national security law for Hong Kong and that the National People's Congress Standing Committee duly takes into account views of the Hong Kong people. It released its preliminary observations on the national security legislation today. The association said it acknowledges that as the highest state organ and legislative body of the country, the NPC under the Constitution has the power to decide on and to institute a law for maintaining national security. As for the possibility of setting up national security organs in Hong Kong, it said they must comply with the laws of the SAR and subject to the jurisdiction of the city's courts. Legal professional privilege is safeguarded pursuant to the Basic Law and is a fundamental common law right of all legal persons, which is not subject to any competing policy."

Source: The Standard June 11, 2020 09:33 UTC