He had provided public support to Chinese government in setting up the national security law in Hong Kong, declaring that such legislation could restore order in Hong Kong.

他曾公開支持中國共產黨政府在香港強行實施國家安全法，剝奪香港市民各項自由，又聲稱國家安全法可使香港「恢復受管治的狀態」。

Reference: 【港區國安法】湯家驊：中央受形勢所逼　立法可教好孩子. (2020 June 13). HKET Topick. https://topick.hket.com/article/2669681/%E3%80%90%E6%B8%AF%E5%8D%80%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%89%E6%B3%95%E3%80%91%E6%B9%AF%E5%AE%B6%E9%A9%8A%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E5%8F%97%E5%BD%A2%E5%8B%A2%E6%89%80%E9%80%BC%E3%80%80%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%8F%AF%E6%95%99%E5%A5%BD%E5%AD%A9%E5%AD%90