中国ちゅうごく共産きょうさん党とうの高官こうかん 香港ほんこんへの統制とうせい緩ゆるめない考かんがえ示しめす

In Hong Kong, where freedom of speech and assembly had been guaranteed under the one country, two systems framework, it will soon be five years since the enforcement of the Hong Kong National Security Law, which cracks down on anti-government activities.

A senior official of the Chinese Communist Party gave a speech earlier, indicating that they would not loosen control over Hong Kong.

In response to the large-scale pro-democracy protests that broke out in Hong Kong in 2019, the following year, the Chinese government enacted the Hong Kong National Security Law to crack down on anti-government activities.

Before the fifth anniversary of the enforcement of the law on the 30th of this month, Xia Baolong, the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, which is in charge of Hong Kong policy in the Chinese Communist Party, gave a speech in Hong Kong on the 21st, emphasizing the achievements by stating that the National Security Law has restored stability to Hong Kong society.

On the other hand, he stated, Various countermeasures are emerging one after another, interference in Hong Kong by external hostile forces has not stopped, and the struggle is not over, indicating his intention not to loosen control over Hong Kong.

After the enforcement of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, a series of pro-democracy politicians and activists have been arrested, and there have also been increasing cases where online posts and similar activities are prosecuted for allegedly inciting hatred toward the government.

This month, it was revealed for the first time that the Office for Safeguarding National Security, a security agency established in Hong Kong by the Chinese government, conducted a joint investigation with the Hong Kong police. This has heightened public concern over further intervention by China.