It was a great honour to have been invited by the Department of Justice to speak at National Security Legal Forum on the topic: “Clearing up confusion and misunderstandings – Hong Kong’s endeavors in safeguarding national security”. 

笔者非常荣幸获律政司邀请，在国家安全法律论坛，以“正本清维护国安法律体源—香港维护国家安全的实践历程”为题作出演讲。

Focusing on the role of HKSAR to continuously refine and improve our legal system and enforcement mechanism for safeguarding national security, I talked about three legislative exercises in 2025 and this year which illustrate HKSAR’s efforts in safeguarding national security while adhering to the rule of law and protecting human rights, demonstrating the alignment with the White Paper titled  “Hong Kong: Safeguarding China’s National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems”(“the White Paper”).

笔者针对不断完善维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制的职能，详述了2025年及今年的三项立法实践，实证了香港特区在维护国家安全的同时，兼顾法治精神与人权保障，与《“一国两制”下香港维护国家安全的实践》白皮书(《白皮书》)高度衔接、要义一致。

In all three legislative exercises, independent judicial power plays the gatekeeper role to ensure powers of the authorities are subject to checks and balances. On the other hand, in regard to the 2nd and 3rd legislative exercises, similar laws are not uncommon in other jurisdictions, some of which allow for exercise of powers without judicial authorization.

在三项立法工作中，独立的司法权均发挥了“把关者”的角色，确保权力的行使受到监督与制衡。另一方面，就第二及第三项立法工作而言，类似的法律在其他司法管辖区亦屡见不鲜，其中部分司法管辖区甚至容许在未经司法授权的情况下行使相关权力。

The HKSAR strictly abides by the Constitution, the Basic Law, the HKNSL and local laws. As the White Paper stated, the Hong Kong has been resolutely fulfilling its constitutional responsibility to safeguard national security by continuously forming a comprehensive legal framework in which the Hong Kong NSL and local legislation are closely aligned and function as an integrated whole. 

香港特别行政区严格依照宪法和基本法、香港国安法以及本地法律开展工作。

正如《白皮书》指出，香港特别行政区坚决履行维护国家安全的宪制责任，完成一系列本地立法，构建了香港国安法和本地法律紧密衔接、构建了香港国安法和本地法律紧密衔接、浑然一体的特别行政区维护国家安全的法律体系。

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