China will not accept any objections and may pass a Hong Kong security law by the end of June, according to adviser Maria Tam Wai-chu.
In today's radio interview, Maria Tam Wai-chu, Hong Kong's senior politician and lawyer, has been a member of the Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National Assembly since 1997,
Ms. Tam said that this meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of China has up to 10 Hong Kong delegates invited, compared to only four people attending regular meetings held two months before.
When asked whether Beijing had consulted with various opinions on the bill, Ms. Tam said that the views of those who do not accept the basic principles of Hong Kong security law are completely inappropriate.
"If those people oppose the whole rule of law, there's nothing left to discuss," the adviser added, adding that the Mainland China Liaison Office in Hong Kong consulted with businessmen and law.
She said the security bill would be tough enough to effectively solve Hong Kong's "current issues", asserting that Beijing will not pursue the bill if it is a "paper tiger."
Last week, China revealed the official provisions of the Hong Kong security bill, which prohibits separatist, subversive, terrorist acts and colluding with foreign or external forces to threaten national security.
Under the bill, mainland China was allowed to set up a national security agency in Hong Kong, supporting the special zone government to enforce security laws.
Specific penalties for crimes related to new national security laws have not been announced by China.
The bill raised concerns about the fate of a "one-country, two-regime" policy, pledging to Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy when the special zone was handed over to China by the United Kingdom in 1997. However, the North