08-06-2024

National Security Legal Forum – Looking Back and Ahead, New Dawn for Development (morning session)

08:45 – 09:35 Opening Remarks

Speakers: The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee; The Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Mr Zheng Yanxiong; The Head of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Mr Dong Jingwei; The Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the HKSAR, Mr Cui Jianchun; The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC

09:35 – 10:15 Keynote Speeches

Speakers: Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the CPC Central Committee and Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Nong Rong; Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Vice-chairperson of the Committee for the Basic Law of the HKSAR of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Mr Zhang Yong

10:30 – 11:30 Panel Session 1: Review of the Hong Kong National Security Law: implementation and the development of jurisprudence

Moderator: Legislative Council Member, Ms Carmen Kan

Panelists: Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions of DoJ, Mr William Tam, SC; Mr Jonathan Chang, SC; Dr Thomas So

11:30 – 12:30 Panel Session 2: Dual Legislation and Dual Enforcement Mechanism – a compatible and complementary, corrective and curative approach

Moderator: Legislative Council Member, Dr Simon Lee

Panelists: Professor Han Dayuan; Professor Albert Chen; Professor Grenville Cross, SC