The CEO, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (June 11) marked the National Anthem Law passed by the Authoritative Chamber (LegCo) as per Article 48(3) of the Fundamental Regulation. The National Anthem Mandate will come into prompt impact after it is distributed in the Periodical tomorrow (June 12).
“Like the national banner and the national image, the national anthem is the image and indication of the country. As a basic piece of Individuals’ Republic of China, the Hong Kong Extraordinary Managerial Locale (HKSAR) is compelled by a solemn obligation to protect the nobility of the national anthem through regulation,” Mrs Lam said.
“I’m satisfied that the National Anthem Law will be gazetted and happened tomorrow, implying the satisfaction of the 香港國歌 established liability of the HKSAR and mirroring the soul of ‘One Country, Two Frameworks’.”
The National Anthem Law accommodates the playing and singing, assurance and advancement of the national anthem to protect the nobility of the nation, upgrade the feeling of national character among residents and advance enthusiasm. The offenses specified in the Law just concern the abuse of the national anthem, or public and deliberate demonstrations with a purpose to affront the national anthem.
“I trust that individuals from the public will regard the national anthem independently, consequently the advancement of the national anthem is of central significance. To allow our cutting edge to figure out the set of experiences and soul of the national anthem and to notice the manners for the playing and singing of the national anthem, the Training Agency will refresh its learning and helping assets and issue headings to schools through fliers to help schools in showing understudies,” Mrs Lam said.
The Standing Board of the twelfth National Individuals’ Congress passed the Law of Individuals’ Republic of China on National Anthem on September 1, 2017, and added the Law to Add-on III to the Fundamental Regulation on November 4 around the same time. As per Article 18 of the Fundamental Regulation, the national regulations recorded in Addition III to the Essential Regulation will be applied locally via declaration or regulation by the HKSAR. Having respect to the customary regulation framework rehearsed in Hong Kong, as well as the genuine conditions in Hong Kong, the HKSAR Government chose to execute the National Anthem Regulation in the HKSAR by neighborhood regulation. The National Anthem Bill was brought into the LegCo for First Perusing and Second Perusing in January 2019, and was passed by the LegCo on June 4 this year.