https://www.scmp.com/rss/507164/feed Teresa Cheng, SC, is Hong Kong’s secretary for justice. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The promulgation of the national security law in Hong Kong is in line with the international practice of safeguarding national security and China’s exercise of its sovereign rights. National security is within the purview of the central authorities, and the National People’s Congress has the power and duty to ensure Hong Kong’s lack of national security legislation was remedied, especially after a 2019 that saw riots, vandalism, vigilantism and petrol bombs. Since the promulgation, law and order... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3172817/hongkongers-freedoms-are-fully-protected-and-uk-has-no?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3172817/hongkongers-freedoms-are-fully-protected-and-uk-has-no?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Apr 2022 22:45:16 +0000 The US government issued a so-called “advisory” expressing the view that risks of doing business in Hong Kong have increased after the enactment of the national security law on June 30, 2020. Hard facts and figures show otherwise. The financial market has continued to prosper. A total of US$51.3 billion was raised in 2020 through initial public offerings in Hong Kong, while US$40.1 billion was recorded in 2019. We have been ranked as the world’s top IPO venue in seven of the past 12 years. In... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3141938/hong-kong-remains-place-business-thrive-no-matter-what-us-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3141938/hong-kong-remains-place-business-thrive-no-matter-what-us-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:45:17 +0000 The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted the amended Annex I to the Basic Law on Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Annex II to the Basic Law on Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong SAR and its Voting Procedures on March 30. The amendments aim to establish a political structure that conforms to the “one country, two systems” principle, is suited to the actual situation... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3128664/hong-kong-electoral-reform-has-neither-breached-sino-british-joint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3128664/hong-kong-electoral-reform-has-neither-breached-sino-british-joint?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:30:17 +0000 The desperate attempt to try to latch on to a phrase or label without properly understanding what it entails is pathetic. The suggestion that the concept of “separation of powers” is a given in the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an oversimplification. One must not lose sight of the fact that we are not looking at something in the abstract but at the constitutional structure of the Hong Kong SAR. An analysis of the constitutional order must not be based on... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100695/why-separation-powers-has-no-place-hong-kongs-political-structure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100695/why-separation-powers-has-no-place-hong-kongs-political-structure?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:30:06 +0000