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Today is China's National Security Education Day. Both #CarrieLam and Liaison Office head #LuoHuining published a video speech, emphasising that national security includes "public health security" - which even comes before "political security"

Moreover, #LuoHuining was rather explicit about beefing up the "national security legal system and implementation mechanism" in HK - "enact what should be enacted, amend what should be amended, activate what should be activated, execute what should be executed".

Regarding #RuleOfLaw, #LuoHuining argued that if protest violence was not punished, more will follow suit and such ”ant nests in rule of law will destroy the grand dam of national security".

#LuoHuining said justice might be lost if people rely solely on laws. He encouraged the society to "move the defence line forward" and "create a social and public opinion environment favourable to struggle against behaviours threatening HK's stability and national security"

Asked about the legislation of national security law (Basic Law Article 23) when she delivered her Policy Address in last October, #CarrieLam said the chance was "rather slim" for her to launch "such controversial work" within her term. http://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%96%BD%E6%94%BF%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E4%B8%8D%E6%8F%90-23-%E6%A2%9D%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95-%E6%9E%97%E9%84%AD%E6%89%BF%E8%AA%8D%E6%8E%A8-23-%E6%A2%9D-%E6%A9%9F%E6%9C%83%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83%E4%BD%8E/

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Maria Tam, deputy chair of the NPCSC Basic Law Committee, said "some opposition against #OCTS and the central government that was covert in the past has become increasingly obvious" in her speech.