The Primary Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (June 11) signed the National Anthem Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council (LegCo) in accordance along with Article 48(3) regarding the Basic Regulation. The National Anthem Ordinance should come directly into immediate effect following it is printed in the Journal tomorrow (June 12).
“Like the national flag and the particular national emblem, the national anthem is usually the symbol and even sign of the particular nation. As an inalienable part of the People’s Republic of Cina, the Hong Kong Specific Administrative Region (HKSAR) is duty-bound to be able to preserve the dignity of the countrywide anthem through legislation, ” Mrs Lam said.
“I are pleased that the particular National Anthem Code will be gazetted and come into effect tomorrow, symbols of the fulfilment associated with the constitutional accountability of the HKSAR and reflecting the particular spirit of ‘One Country, Two Systems’. “
The National Anthem Ordinance provides for the playing in addition to singing, protection in addition to promotion of the national anthem to preserve the self-esteem of the nation, enhance the sense of national id among citizens and even promote patriotism. The particular offences stipulated in the Ordinance just concern the mistreatment of the national anthem, or open public and intentional functions with an intent to insult the national anthem.
“I hope that users of the open public will respect the national anthem of their own résolution, hence the promotion from the national anthem features paramount value. To leave our next generation understand the historical past and spirit of the national anthem and observe the etiquette for that playing in addition to singing of the national anthem, the particular Education Bureau will certainly update its learning and teaching sources and issue directions to schools via circulars to assist schools in educating students, ” Mrs Lam said.
香港國歌 involving the 12th Country wide People’s Congress handed the Law of the People’s Republic regarding China on State Anthem on September 1, 2017, in addition to added the Law to Annex 3 to the Basic Rules on November four in the same season. Based on Article 20 of the Basic Regulation, the national laws listed in Annex 3 for the Basic Law should be applied regionally through promulgation or perhaps legislation by the HKSAR. Having view to the frequent law system performed in Hong Kong, as well as the actual conditions in Hong Kong, the HKSAR Federal government decided to put into action the National Anthem Law in typically the HKSAR by regional legislation. The National Anthem Bill had been introduced into typically the LegCo for First Reading and Moment Reading in The month of january 2019, and had been passed from the LegCo on June four this year.