4. China adopts law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong
China's top legislature on June 30 voted to adopt the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It came into force on the same date, after President Xi Jinping signed an order for its promulgation.
The law provides legal support and a fundamental guarantee to ensure the steady development of the "one country, two systems" cause.
A plenary meeting of the 20th session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee is held in Beijing, capital of China, June 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) vote overwhelmingly to approve the NPC Decision on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Safeguard National Security at the closing meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)
Photo taken on July 1, 2020 shows the Golden Bauhinia Square after a flag-raising ceremony held by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Hong Kong residents celebrate the passage of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Causeway Bay of south China's Hong Kong, June 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam (C), the HKSAR government's Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng (L) and the HKSAR government's Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu attend a press conference in south China's Hong Kong, July 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
