HONG KONG - Various sectors in Hong Kong called for more support to help young people have a better understanding of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), so as to promote the healthy growth of the next generation.

People from different sectors in Hong Kong told Xinhua Friday that since the National Security Law in Hong Kong came into effect, the HKSAR government has taken a series of measures to introduce the law to young people in Hong Kong.

Various sectors in Hong Kong called for more support to help young people have a better understanding of the National Security Law, so as to promote the healthy growth of the next generation

Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Wong Kam-leung said, however, some anti-China activists have tried to mislead students by deliberately smearing patriotic education and national security education, causing a bad influence on some students.

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Wong said that after the law came into effect, it has helped students to have a more accurate concept of the "one country, two systems" and national security, allowing students to distinguish right from wrong, establish correct values, and better cope with challenges.

Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said earlier that universities are duty-bound to conduct promotion and education of the law. If the universities are not capable of meeting this requirement, the law enforcement agencies will have to deal with it.

People in the interview told Xinhua that they agreed with Lam, saying there should be no dead spots in the scope of law enforcement.

Alice Mak Mei-kuen, a member of the HKSAR's Legislative Council, said that the HKSAR government has always adhered to the policy of institutional autonomy for universities. However, there is a limit to autonomy, that is, everyone on campus should abide by the law.

Therefore, the university administration has the responsibility to educate and guide students to correctly understand the legal requirements and consciously abide by the law, Mak said, adding that the chief executive's remarks have made clear her solemn stand, which will play a positive role in strengthening the promotion and education of the law in universities.

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Vice secretary-general of Hong Kong Coalition and lawyer Kennedy Wong Ying-ho said that it is justified and completely lawful for the HKSAR government to enforce the law against offenders on university campuses. This has nothing to do with the "violation of academic freedom and freedom of speech" as claimed by some from the opposite parties.

Talking about a school teacher in Hong Kong recently deregistered for systematically spreading "Hong Kong independence" in the classroom, Hong Kong Higher Education Convergence's secretary-general Chow Man-kong said the case will further help Hong Kong's education sector to further distinguish right from wrong.

In the future, the HKSAR government should strengthen supervision over schools in accordance with the Education Ordinance and the Crimes Ordinance. Individuals who deliberately cause adverse effects and are suspected of violating the law should be investigated for legal responsibility, Chow said.