How much do you know in the two meetings? How to interpret the 43-character Hong Kong and Macao from the Prime Minister ’s report

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Written by: Huang Fengyi

2020-05-22 07:00

The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference started the ceremony yesterday (21st), followed by the National People's Congress meeting today (22nd). The Premier of the State Council read out the "Government Work Report" at the meeting every year, summarizing the work results of the past year and planning Report on the direction of development in the coming year.

Although the Prime Minister ’s report on Hong Kong and Macao does not take up much space each year, but through peeping into the language and explanations, it analyzes the central government ’s governance of Hong Kong and has a profound impact on the situation in Hong Kong. In particular, since the anti-amendment campaign broke out in June last year, Hong Kong has attracted global attention. Prime Minister Li Keqiang is about to publish his seventh "Government Work Report". How to discuss Hong Kong issues will be one of the focuses.

The term "Hong Kong" appeared in the Prime Minister's report many years before the reunification. (Profile picture)

In which year did the term "Hong Kong" first appear in the Prime Minister's report?

In the 1985 Prime Minister ’s Report, the word “Hong Kong” appeared for the first time. The report stated that through the concept of “one country, two systems”, after consultation with the British government, “the Hong Kong issue was finally resolved satisfactorily”, and it also referred to as “one country, two systems”. The concept and the successful settlement of the Hong Kong issue will also have a major impetus for Taiwan ’s return to the motherland and the cause of national reunification. "

Twelve years later, it was not until the return of Hong Kong in 1997 that the word "Hong Kong" appeared again in the Prime Minister's report, saying that "the sovereignty of Hong Kong will be resumed." It is comparable to the National Congress and describes "both major events will occur Significant and far-reaching impact "

The Prime Minister reports the most frequently used words in Hong Kong and Macau

In the annual Prime Minister ’s Report, there are lengths and weaknesses about Hong Kong and Macao, but the "high appearance rate" is bound to "unswervingly implement" one country, two systems "," Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong "," Australian people ruling Macao ", and a high degree of autonomy. "This sentence.

Since the reunification in 1997, in the 1998 Prime Minister ’s report, it has been mentioned that "over the past eight months since the reunification of Hong Kong, the original social and economic systems have remained unchanged, the lifestyle and laws have remained basically unchanged," one country, two systems ", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", the principle of a high degree of autonomy and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have been fully implemented. " In the subsequent prime minister's reports, they simply said, "Thank you to the compatriots in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and overseas Chinese who care about and support the construction and reunification of the motherland."

By 2003, the phrase "adherence to the" one country, two systems "policy" began to appear, and at the same time stated that "the central government fully supports the chief executives of the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao and the government to govern according to law."

In 2004, after Hong Kong experienced a 2003 march of SARs and 500,000 people on the street, then Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council stated in his "Government Work Report", "Unswervingly implement" one country, two systems "," Hong Kong people govern Hong Kong " The policy of "Australian people governing Macao" and a high degree of autonomy, strictly in accordance with the Basic Law of Hong Kong and the Basic Law of Macao, fully supports the two special administrative regions and governments of Hong Kong and Macao to govern according to law, and has since implemented "One country, two systems" and "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" The "Australian people govern Australia" and a high degree of autonomy have become the four elements of the Premier's report on Hong Kong and Macao.

In the annual report of the Prime Minister, the length of Hong Kong and Macao is short and long. (Xinhua News Agency / Profile Picture)

The shortest part of Hong Kong and Macau so far

In 2013, Wen Jiabao's last prime minister's report. The length of Hong Kong and Macau is only 43 characters in two lines, which is the least after the reunification. In the same year, the word "implementation" was changed from "persistence" to the policy of implementing "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", "Australian people ruling Macao" and a high degree of autonomy. When the Hong Kong government implemented the "Milk Restriction Order", the conflict between China and Hong Kong was heating up. Some people pointed out that Wen Jiabao did not want to provoke the emotions of both sides, so he chose "to avoid the heavy and ignore the light."

In 2014, Li Keqiang ’s first prime minister report after taking office, Hong Kong and Macau only had 140 words. For the first time since 2004, the words “Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong” and “a high degree of autonomy” were not mentioned. To accurately implement the "Basic Law" sentence, some people at that time had speculated that Beijing's policy of governing Hong Kong had a tendency to change.

2013: We must adhere to the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", "Australian people ruling Macao", a high degree of autonomy, unite the vast number of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, and maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau.

In the 2015 work report, Li Keqiang added the requirement of "strictly acting in accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law" for the first time. (Profile picture)

That year it was mentioned for the first time that we should strictly follow the Constitution and the Basic Law?

In 2014, a large-scale social movement "Occupy Central" broke out. When Li Keqiang mentioned the part of Hong Kong in the 2015 work report, he first joined the requirement of "strictly acting in accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law", and re-raised in the report last year. The key words of "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", "Australian people ruling Macao", and "high degree of autonomy" are also not mentioned. They also call the central government "full support for the Chief Executive and the government of Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with law to develop economy and improve people's livelihood. "Promoting democracy and promoting harmony", where the words "promoting harmony" are different from the "maintaining social harmony" that was used before the occupation operation last year was designed to remind Hong Kong people to recognize that Hong Kong is Chinese when dealing with Hong Kong issues A special administrative region, and should respect the Chinese Constitution.

In the following year, in 2015, during the World Cup qualifiers, Hong Kong fans repeatedly booed while playing the national anthem, and set off a scolding battle between netizens from both places. In the 2016 work report, Li Keqiang used "will comprehensively and accurately implement" one country, two systems "", which is different from the previous "resolutely implement" one country, two systems "", and continue to use "strictly in accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law", but delete " "Promoting democracy".

That year the word "Hong Kong independence" was first mentioned?

In his 2017 work report, Li Keqiang stated that "Hong Kong independence has no way out". This is the first time since the handover of the Hong Kong government that the term "Hong Kong independence" has been included in the work report. The stormy position also shows that the central government has categorized "Hong Kong independence" and "Tibet independence", "Taiwan independence" and "Xinjiang independence" as being similar in nature. In the future, attacks against Hong Kong's support for "Hong Kong independence" or Hong Kong self-determination will increase.

In that year, the words "Belt and Road" and the Greater Bay Area appeared?

In the government work report of 2019, Li Keqiang called on Hong Kong and Macao to "seize the major opportunities of the joint construction of the" Belt and Road "and the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area". The emphasis is on economic development, which shows that Hong Kong can be integrated into national development. The overall situation is the direction of Hong Kong's development.

In addition, although the report does not mention the word "promoting democracy" again after 2016, it is generally expected that the Lin Zheng government will have a great chance not to promote political reform for the remaining term. However, after the end of last year's two sessions, Hong Kong's political environment has undergone earth-shaking changes, anti-revision laws and the epidemic, and the two offices have frequently spoken in recent days. Looking at the terms and words of this year's work report, the central government's policy towards Hong Kong .

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area includes nine cities in Guangdong Province and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. (Xinhua News Agency)

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