国内英语资讯:Interview: National security legislation not to affect Hong Kongs judicial independence: H
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>' <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="misled">misled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ulterior">ulterior</span> <span word="motives">motives</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="refuted">refuted</span> <span word="unwarranted">unwarranted</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motherland">motherland</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="judiciary">judiciary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="adjudication">adjudication</span>, <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="adjudication">adjudication</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>."</p><p><span word="Stressing">Stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="rebutted">rebutted</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedoms">freedoms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compromised">compromised</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p>
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