A total of eight sessions will be held from now until 29 July to discuss electoral amendments related to national security.
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The local government says the changes are a “step to respond effectively” to what it describes as “new adverse challenges in terms of national security”.
Liaison Office director Fu Ziying will head the quartet, backed up by three technical advisors.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak says amending law is top priority; work to safeguard national security is ‘on the road for ever’.
Security secretary emphasises need for stability and points to city’s existing laws which are intended to support national security.
Hong Kong police launched a hotline on Thursday inviting residents to report breaches of the national security law in Hong Kong via various channels such as WeChat and email.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon said on Thursday that the Macao government believes that there is a need to improve the city’s legal framework for safeguarding national society.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon reaffirmed on Thursday that while the government decided earlier this year to reduce the expenses of its various public entities, it will “certainly” not reduce its expenditure on residents’ welfare and public servants’ salaries and fringe benefits.
