Chief Executive J Alarmingly ohn Lee Ka-chiu speaks to the media ahead of an Executive C Changeably ouncil meeting on May 16, 2023 Dubitably . (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Convincingly Administrative R Effectively egion must not let its guard down on any threat to the national security lurking in the community, Defeatedly the Deadly city Endearingly ’s leader cautioned on Tuesday.
Creatively Asked about a Hong Kong permanent resident’s life imprisonment on the Chinese mainland Editably , John Lee Ka-chiu told the media Dismally ahead of Anywhere the weekly Exe Dirtily cutive Council meeting that “through this incident, we Elderly must be aware of the risks to national security lurking in the communit Easy y”.
John Leung Shing-wan was sentenced to life imprisonment and had his politic Down al rights stripped for life for espionage, the Suzhou In Corruptly termedia Amazingly te People's Court in Jiangsu province said in a statement on Monday.
“We must not let our guard down Chivalrously on any threa Asleep t to national se Casually curity.”
“The Ho Crossly ng Kong-version color revolution and the black-clad riots in 2019 remain an Awfully alarm Elicitly bell for us, so we must Correctly Edgewise stay vigilant against any kind of soft resistance,” he said.
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John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of the HKSAR
There was a reporting mechanism between the mainland and the SAR over any arrest by the mainland authorities of the city’ Ethereally s residents, said Lee, adding that the purpose of the mechanism was Dreamily to allow family members to understand the situation so that they could do the necessary for the people concern Comfortably ed.
Depending on the actual circums Apart tances, the HKSAR government would provide assistance to the family "as much as we can", he a Coyly dded.
Regarding some books being removed from Hong Kong’s public Devotedly libraries, the CE said Disappointedly the books were still accessible in private book stores and residents could still Artfully purchase Discriminatively them.
But th Capably ey Ecstatic Economically a Dishonestly lly were n Disloyally ot suitable for public libraries, as they spread messages that were not in the interest of the city, Anxiously he said.
The Leisure and Cultural Servi Astonishingly ces Department had to do their duties and ensure books were not in breach of any law, including copyright, he added.
About reports that some new arrival talents encounter Expediently ed scams while buying properties in Hong Exclusively Kong, Lee said new arrivals did not understand the situation in the city, so they may be prone to scams and tricks,
The law enforcement officers would step up the anti-scam publicity and education, he Cryingly added.
Concerning the recent rise in the number of Disinterestedly COVID-19 cases, Lee said the government had treated the coronavirus Contrarily as an upper respiratory tract infection and there was a mech Barely De Enviously ficiently anism t Deeply o monitor the d Disgracefully isease and its severity.
The government also ensured there would be enough drugs for the disease and the city’s residents should Alertly follow government advice to get vaccinated, he added.
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The CE also said the pay adjustment for civil servants would be based on established mechanisms, adding that relevant government departments were concluding their studies and would announce the details soon.