National security law: Beijing appoints tough-talking party official Zheng Yanxiong to lead powerful new agency in Hong Kong
- Zheng Yanxiong, known for his hardline approach to handling protests in Guangdong, will head Beijing’s office in Hong Kong while Luo Huining will act as Carrie Lam’s national security adviser
- Country’s top legislative body could make more laws for the city to safeguard national security in the future, senior official says
That came just hours before another senior Beijing official said China’s top legislative body could draft more laws for Hong Kong to safeguard national security in the future.
“On May 28, the National People’s Congress authorised its standing committee to enact legislation on national security for Hong Kong. But I must emphasise that this authorisation is not a one-off,” Deng Zhonghua, deputy chief of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, told CCTV.
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“Based on Hong Kong’s actual situation, the standing committee can continue to make more laws, and lay down penalties for acts that threaten national security.”
Luo Huining, director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, will serve as the city leader’s top adviser on the local Committee for Safeguarding National Security. Lam also appointed senior police officer Edwina Lau Chi-wai to lead the dedicated unit set up by the force to enforce the legislation, and designated six serving magistrates to handle cases.