HKSAR chief executive signs safeguarding national security ordinance

STORY: HKSAR chief executive signs safeguarding national security ordinance SHOOTING TIME: March 22/Recent footage, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of John Lee signing the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance 2. various of views in Hong Kong 3. various of HKSAR Legislative Council STORYLINE: John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Friday signed the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance passed by the HKSAR Legislative Council earlier this week. The ordinance will take effect upon gazettal on Saturday. The ordinance signifies that the HKSAR has fulfilled its constitutional responsibility as stipulated in Article 23 of the Basic Law to enact local legislation to safeguard national security, Lee said. "The completion of the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law is essential to the implementation of the principle of 'one country, two systems,' ensuring the ef