National security law will lead to lasting stability

• Published date: 28 May 2020
• Publication title: Shanghai Daily

Establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security is a necessary move to plug Hong Kong's loopholes in safeguarding national security since its return to the motherland.

At the same time, it is a move of great importance in terms of upholding and improving the institutional system of "one country, two systems."

Nearly 23 years after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the legislation for Article 23 of the Basic Law has remained incomplete, making Hong Kong a weak link in national security and an easy target for hostile foreign forces to disrupt public order and jeopardize social and economic interests.

Actually, the legislation for Article 23 has been stigmatized and demonized by some with ulterior motives.

Concerned over the obvious shortcomings in Hong Kong's legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security, rational Hong Kong residents naturally offer their full support for the central government's decisive move to plug the loopholes.

The number of Hong Kong residents signing a petition, which was...