Hong Kong Government Senior Official Lists 4 Major Security Risks for Hong Kong, External Hostile Forces Top the List

Sing Tao Daily today published an exclusive interview with Chris Tang, in which he elaborated on Hong Kong's security issues.

He said that after the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong has achieved stability from chaos and prosperity from stability, but the "struggle" for security has never stopped. Hong Kong still faces four major risks: external hostile forces, fugitives, local terrorism, and "soft resistance." The Security Bureau and its disciplinary (law enforcement) forces will earnestly fulfill their constitutional responsibility for security.

He criticized external hostile forces for continuously slandering and infringing upon Hong Kong, for example, adopting double standards when Hong Kong courts lawfully sentence individuals, accusing Hong Kong, and attempting to smear it.

He also said that currently, 29 fugitives suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law and other relevant laws are wanted. They continue to advocate "Hong Kong independence," incite sanctions, and collude with external forces abroad.

He said that in response to fugitives, the bureau has taken a series of countermeasures, including revoking passports and local professional qualifications, freezing assets, prohibiting others from cooperating with them, such as operating businesses, and urging fugitives to return to Hong Kong and surrender as soon as possible.

Regarding local terrorism, he said that some young people influenced by "black violence" ideology often try to create panic with violence, not hesitating to endanger other citizens to promote their illegal acts. This aspect cannot be ignored.

He added that "soft resistance" must also be guarded against. Some foreign agents use social issues locally to spread false information, intending to incite hatred among citizens towards the Beijing central government and the Hong Kong government.

In the interview, Chris Tang announced that since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, 389 people have been arrested for related laws, of whom 208 have been prosecuted and 179 convicted, including Jimmy Lai, the founder of Next Digital, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

In addition, law enforcement agencies have received approximately 1.2 million relevant messages through the national security hotline. (Editor: Zhu Jianling) 1150408