The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has strongly condemned malicious attacks and the demonization of the city’s national security law (NSL) and other laws safeguarding national security by foreign politicians, anti-China organizations, and various media outlets.

The government decried what it termed fact-distorting remarks on the HKSAR's work in safeguarding national security on the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong.

“These anti-China and destabilizing forces, organizations or media have made sweepingly generalized and grandstanding comments, completely disregarding the profound historical significance of the NSL and its undeniable positive impact on the HKSAR,” a spokesman for the SAR government said in a statement issued on Monday night.

The aforementioned individuals and groups even attempted to interfere with criminal trials conducted in the city’s courts, thereby obstructing the course of justice, added the spokesman.

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“On the contrary, they never utter a word about the strict enforcement of national security laws by their own countries and other governments against activities that endanger their national security. This is an entirely despicable political manipulation, and we must sternly denounce their wrongdoing to set the record straight and to expose their shameless 'double standards' to the world.”

Stressing that safeguarding national security is a top priority of every country, the government said no country will tolerate any acts and activities endangering national security without taking any action.

Any attempts to smear the HKSAR's work in safeguarding national security with untruthful remarks are hypocritical and irresponsible, and will not win any public support, added the government.

The HKSAR government will continue to uphold its constitutional duty and steadfastly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, said the spokesman.

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“For a considerable period, external forces, through their agents, have conducted infiltration and sabotage activities in Hong Kong, and further instigated the 'black-clad violence' and the Hong Kong version of 'color revolution' in 2019, which nearly brought the 'one country, two systems' to ruin.”

With the promulgation and implementation of the NSL, its effect in stopping violence and curbing disorder as well as quickly restoring social stability in the Hong Kong community was immediate, the spokesman added.