Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference 外交部發言人毛寧主持例行記者會 on March 1, 2024

CCTV: In a press statement, the Spokesperson of US Department of State said that the US is closely monitoring the implications of Hong Kong’s national security legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law for US citizens, investments, and companies operating in Hong Kong and is concerned by the broad and vague definitions of “state secrets” and “external interference” and the extraterritorial reach of Article 23. He said that Article 23 risks compounding the 2020 National Security Law that has curtailed the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong and undermines the “One Country, Two Systems” framework. What’s the Ministry’s comment? 美國國務院發言人在新聞聲明中表示，美國正在密切關注《基本法》第二十三條規定的香港國家安全立法對在香港的美國公民、投資和公司的影響，並對此表示關切。 “國家機密」和「外部干涉」的寬泛而模糊的定義以及第23 條的域外影響。他表示，第23 條有可能加劇2020 年《國家安全法》，該法限制了香港人民的權利和自由，並破壞了香港的法治。 “一個國家，兩種制度”框架。 工信部對此有何評論？

Mao Ning: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the US’s statement. 毛寧：中方對美方有關言論表示強烈不滿和堅決反對。

Completing the legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law and plugging loopholes to safeguard national security is the constitutional responsibility of the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and what must be done for the lasting stability and security in HKSAR and the sound implementation of One Country, Two Systems in the long run. The just concluded public consultation has shown that the Hong Kong society has reached a strong consensus to complete the legislation. 完成基本法第二十三條立法、阻塞維護國家安全漏洞，是香港特別行政區政府的憲制責任，也是香港特別行政區長治久安和良好實施的必須之舉從長遠來看，一國兩制。 剛結束的公眾諮詢表明，香港社會對完成立法已達成強烈共識。完成基本法第二十三條立法、阻塞維護國家安全漏洞，是香港特別行政區政府的憲制責任，也是香港特別行政區長治久安和良好實施的必須之舉從長遠來看，一國兩制。 剛結束的公眾諮詢表明，香港社會對完成立法已達成強烈共識。

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