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Chief executive who opposed central government would be threat to national security, says Basic Law head

Basic Law Committee chief warns national security would be compromised

Basic Law Committee chairman Li Fei said appointing someone who is against the central government to be chief executive would not be in the interests of Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Basic Law Committee chairman Li Fei warned yesterday that national security would be threatened if someone who confronted the central government became Hong Kong's chief executive.

The comments came in a meeting with media executives from the city, who were told by top Beijing officials on Thursday that Occupy Central was an "illegal" movement that "damages the prosperity and stability" of the city.