state of emergency 緊急狀態

state of emergency
繁：緊急狀態
简：紧急状态

中國人民大學法學院教授、基本法委員會委員韓大元表示，《基本法》第18條規定，若香港發生危及國家統一和安全的動亂，而特區政府不能控制，人大常委會有權決定頒布在港實施緊急狀態。

基本法委會委員：人大有權頒緊急狀態（2019年8月16日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E8%A6%81%E8%81%9E/article/20190816/s00001/1565893809714

Yet the outright use of mainland forces—be they of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) or the PAP—should not be ruled out. Indeed, even under the Basic Law, the foundational legal document governing Hong Kong, the local government may request that Beijing station troops in the city in the “maintenance of public order.” So too does the National People’s Congress Standing Committee have the authority to declare a “state of emergency” when a situation “endangers national unity or security.”

How Close Is Hong Kong to a Second Tiananmen? (2019, August 14). Foreign Policy. Retrieved from https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/14/how-close-is-hong-kong-to-a-second-tiananmen