The Big Picture - Hong Kong National Security Law

Chinese authorities announced on Thursday plans to bypass Hong Kong’s legislature to enact a national security law that pro-democracy campaigners say is aimed at cracking down on dissent in the city. A motion to enable the drafting of the law—which targets secession, sedition, terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong—was brought before the National People’s Congress, China’s lawmaking body, at its annual meeting in Beijing on Friday. The introduction of the legislation has sparked fear and outrage from pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, who say that Beijing has fallen back on promises it made when it took back the former British colony in 1997. On this edition of The Big Picture we analyse the national security law for Hong Kong.

Guests:
1. Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador
2. Pramit Pal Chaudhari, Foreign Affairs Editor, HT
3. Srikanth Kondapalli, Professor, Chinese Studies, JNU

Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira

Producer: Sagheer Ahmad

[scorhigh]

Summary of Hong Kong National Security Law

About National Security Law:
1. national peoples congress will deliberate
2. sedition, external interference, separatism
3. how to implement china' sand other legal mechanisms in HK
4. form police agencies and specialised bodies in HK to curb the protests.
5. Article 22 of the basic law which suggests that no central govt agency can interfere in HKs functioning.

-Uner HK special administrative region they have promised that for 50 years since 1997 will not use any mainland provisions in HK.this violates the autonomy that HK has been enjoying since 1997.
- Articles 12 of the basic law also suggests that there will be a high degree of autonomy with National peoples congress taking some of the powers.

International community concerns:
1. china is basically trying to curtail the freedom in terms of speech, expression etc.
2. Even of independent judiciary
3. anyone protesting against Chinese law and govts can be booked under this law.
4. China has completely sidelined the HK legislature and s trying o impose the law without any discussions.

What does mean for the people of HK:
1. restricted autonomy and freedom
2. HK is one the most unequal societies in the world.

US- HK
1. Around $ 100 billion investments by US in HK
2. Every year US law must tell US congress and certify that special status can be continued on the basis that there is sufficient autonomy in HK.
3. many American companies use HK as their gateway to mainland china

Options with people of HK:
1. people are demanding full implementation of universal sufferage
2. HK does not especially have separation of powers.

[princekamboj]

Hongkong face same problems as Kashmir

[mansisaxenaa]

Thanks sir..pls discuss on cyber security ...in this virtual era

[ashishsahu]

My apology to RSTV and Pramit Sir for my adverse comment, few months back. I am sorry.

[SiddharthJaiswal]

Hong Kong suffered from Authorative Colonial powers and that is the reason people do not like authotarian regime and freedom is precious to them provided by sivereign autonomy.

[vnatheking]

This is what is called a debate, not the machli market culture prevalent in so called mainstream news channel.
Sometimes i think those news channel should be regulated or they would cause more harm than good by spreading panic, hate, and worst illogical and unscientific mindset amongst people.

[SiddharthJaiswal]

Need quotes and chronology of events in pointers plz.

[Nitishkumar]

Pramit talks to point. please bring him more.

[jyotishnaseema]

Hong Kong is independent 1997
UN confer this country independent but China say that this part me so unfair create problems.
My point is separation power in this country.

[chandrashekarkambar]

Super sir.. We support social distancing

[YashwantSingh]

Xi Xingping is facing internal issues since last year. Coming out of pandemic early has given a China a head start for the rebooting of the country. Now Xi has two ways of dealing with it...One is the way of Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping and the other is of Mao's. It seems Xi has chosen Mao's policy. This crude diplomacy shown by China needs to be understood quickly and it requires a global response.

[personal]

Every country every city has some kind of National security law, it's weird HK never have one.

[gkplus]

अकेला दिन है कोई और न तन्हा रात होती है
मैं जिस पल से गुज़रता हूँ मोहब्बत साथ होती है

तिरी आवाज़ को इस शहर की लहरें तरसती हैं
ग़लत नंबर मिलाता हूँ तो पहरों बात होती है

[mrityunjayprasad]

1st viewer 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️ Humanity vs China 🥊🥊🥊🥊

[gkplus]

ज़िंदगी कट गई
ढूँढ़ते-ढूँढ़ते वो रजिस्टर
कि जिसमें मेरा नाम मौजूद हो
और मेरी हाज़िरी लग सके
पर किसी ने पुकारा नहीं मेरा नाम

[dhanraj]

Look, not everyone in the JNU are communist 😀😀