On December 3, National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Li Zhanshu spoke at a symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Basic Law of Macau where he said “National identity has a broad and deep foundation in Macau society” and, more importantly ,that“The chief executive and key government officials, as well as the principals of the legislature and the judiciary are all patriots.” He said Macau has long been doing well: “As early as 2009, Macau formulated the Macau National Security Law…[and] established a specialized agency for the maintenance of national security.” Li Zhanshu said he expects Macau to keep up the good work, by continuing to: (i) Improve laws and enforcement to prevent and punish activities threatening regime security – such as treason, calls for secession, incitement to rebellion, or activities undermining the central government; (ii) Prevent the infiltration of outside hostile forces in the city; and (iii) Beef up law enforcement to maintain state security.
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