#BREAKING: The HK Chief Executive just published the new Hong Kong National Security Law in the Government Gazette. The Law will enter into force in Hong Kong as of 11 p.m. on June 30โthe moment its full text is first made public. gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/2โฆ
#BREAKING: The Hong Kong National Security Law has been placed on the agenda of the ongoing NPC Standing Committee session. The legislators have discussed the bill in small groups this morning, which signals that the NPCSC will vote on (and pass) the bill tomorrow (Monday).
Latest in Shanghai lockdown censorship: After people discovered a set of 2020 Q&As by the NPC that appear to declare hard isolation unlawful, WeChat is censoring reposts of the Q&As & the NPC itself has also deleted them from its website, though they're still widely avail online.
#BREAKING: China to postpone the annual session of the National People's Congress, which was scheduled to open on March 5. The NPC Standing Committee will also adopt a decision next week outlawing illegal trade in and the consumption of wild animals. xinhuanet.com/politics/leadeโฆ
So folks are now asking/debating whether the NPC Standing Committee has the power to remove state councilors (who are considered state leaders ๅฝๅฎถ้ขๅฏผไบบ) when the NPC isn't in session.
The answer is quite clear based on the NPC Organic Law as amended in 2021. Yes, it does.
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BREAKING: Chinaโs national legislature on Tuesday removes Qin Gang as foreign minister and reappoints his predecessor and Chinaโs current top diplomat, Wang Yi, as foreign minister. (Qin remains a state councilor.) It also appoints Pan Gongsheng new head of Chinaโs central bank.
#BREAKING: The #2020NPC will review a draft Decision on Establishing & Improving the Legal System & Enforcement Mechanisms for Hong Kong to Safeguard National Security ๅ ณไบๅปบ็ซๅฅๅ จ้ฆๆธฏ็นๅซ่กๆฟๅบ็ปดๆคๅฝๅฎถๅฎๅ จ็ๆณๅพๅถๅบฆๅๆง่กๆบๅถ็ๅณๅฎ
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Several HK media outlets have reported on the contents of the NPC's forthcoming decision to overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system. What do we know so far? A thread ๐งต:
BREAKING: On Tuesday, Chinaโs top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National Peopleโs Congress, removed Li Shangfu as defense minister and state councilor, without appointing a replacement. It also removed Qin Gang from his state councilor position.
