The Chinese Constitution, HKSAR Basic Law and National Security Law
Supporting the below United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:支持以下聯合國可持續發展目標：支持以下联合国可持续发展目标：
Abstract
This Seminar will first introduce the concepts of the State, law and constitutional law. It will then discuss the basic features of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the HKSAR Basic Law. The seminar will then examine the background of the enactment of the HKSAR National Security Law (NSL), the institutions established by the NSL, the criminal offences created by it, and the procedure for dealing with court cases under the NSL.
About the speaker
Prof. Albert Hung-Yee CHEN is a distinguished scholar and an expert in constitutional law. Prof. CHEN is currently Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor and Chair of Constitutional Law in the Department of Law in the University of Hong Kong, the member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the HKSAR under the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China and a Justice of the Peace. Prof. CHEN’s main area of subjects includes constitutional and legal issues arising from "One Country, Two Systems" and the interface between the Mainland and HKSAR legal systems.
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* This event is limited to the HKUST community only.
* Registration will be closed on February 15 (Tuesday). The registration confirmation, together with the Zoom link, will be sent to the registered email address of the successful registrants.