Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan said in Beijing Thursday that
the legislation related to Article 23 of the Hong Kong SAR Basic
Law is an internal affair of China and of the Special
Administrative Region, and no foreign country should make
irresponsible remarks on this issue.
It's international common practice to make laws to prohibit
criminal activities that endanger national security and unity, said
Tang, adding that the Hong Kong SAR is fully entitled to makelaws
of its own according to the HKSAR Basic Law.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2003)
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