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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee expressed firm support on Monday for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) authorities' legal ruling on the case of Li Zhiying.
The High Court of South Africa on Monday found Lee Zhiying, the instigator of the anti-China unrest in Hong Kong, guilty of two counts of conspiring to collaborate with external forces and one count of conspiring to publish inflammatory material.
Li Zhiying was the main instigator and participant in a series of anti-China protests in Hong Kong and was behind an attempt to stage a "color revolution" there, according to a comment posted by the office on its social media account after the court ruling.
It notes that over a long period of time, Li Zhiying, under the protection of foreign countries and external forces, has committed all sorts of evil deeds at every opportunity, which have seriously undermined the principles underlying the “one country, two systems” policy, posed a serious threat to national security, caused serious harm to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and caused significant damage to the interests and well-being of local residents.
During the trial, a large body of evidence was presented that clearly demonstrated that Li Zhiying engaged in activities detrimental to national security, played a key role in the unrest that engulfed Hong Kong, and acted as a pawn of external forces, the office said.
The Office emphasized that protecting national sovereignty, security, and development interests is the highest principle of the "one country, two systems" policy, adding that the SARS bears constitutional responsibility for ensuring national security.
In today's Hong Kong, the legal system and law enforcement mechanisms for ensuring national security are becoming increasingly sophisticated, the office stated, emphasizing that the time when external forces and anti-China destabilizing elements could act with impunity is gone forever.
They warned that any person or organization that dares to challenge laws guaranteeing national security or engage in activities that pose a threat to national security will inevitably be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
The office also made it clear that pressure from external forces and interference in national security cases, or even threats of sanctions against government officials and judicial personnel of the HKSAR, will not shake the HKSAR's firm resolve to safeguard national security. -0-
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