It is "pointless" to mention opposition voices for national security law, says Tam Yiu-chung

Hong Kong's sole member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) Tam Yiu-chung said it would be “meaningless” to mention some people's opposition to the impending national security legislation in the upcoming NPCSC session on Sunday. 
Tam told the press prior to his departure to the capital the enactment of the law is inevitable, and there's no point discussing some people's resentment toward it at the meeting. 
“Some people have opposed Article 23 to be enacted in Hong Kong for more than twenty years, we cannot accommodate them,” said Tam.
Instead, he said he would reflect other views on the legislation, such as calls for retroactivity and heavier penalties. 
He added he will also relay concerns about press freedom infringement from the News Executives' Association. 
Tam also rejected criticisms that the new law would breach the Sino-British Joint Declaration and harm the SAR's high degree of autonomy, adding that the treaty was “even more backward” than the Basic Law and did not promise universal suffrage.