Political situation
Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2021-03-05 14:25
Last update date: 2021-03-05 14:29
The National People's Congress kicked off today (5th). This meeting will review the "Decision" on improving Hong Kong's electoral system.
A spokesperson for the Liaison Office of the Central Committee said that improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a political issue of high social concern. The central government is very cautious about this. The relevant departments have and will continue to extensively listen to and absorb opinions from all walks of life in Hong Kong in a variety of ways.
The National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have improved the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s electoral system at the constitutional level in a step-by-step approach of "decisions + amendments to the law." The specific situation has a solid foundation of the rule of law, politics, and public opinion.
The spokesperson emphasized that the political system is the central authority. In the face of loopholes and risks in the electoral system of the special administrative region, the central government has its power and responsibility to modify and improve relevant systems at the constitutional level. It has unquestionable and unchallenging authority.
A spokesperson for the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China said that after Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress, gave an explanation on the draft, all sectors of the Hong Kong society voiced their support. They generally believed that this was an institutional arrangement to ensure the implementation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong."
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A spokesperson for the Liaison Office stated that after the NPC Vice Chairman Wang Chen explained the draft, all sectors of the Hong Kong society voiced their support. They generally believed that this was an institutional arrangement to ensure the implementation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" and to safeguard national sovereignty. , Security, development interests, and Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability. It is of great significance and far-reaching impact. It emphasizes that the National People’s Congress, the highest organ of state power, has deliberated on important issues related to Hong Kong for two consecutive years. This fully reflects the central government’s promotion of the "One Country, Two Systems" practice. Steadfast determination and historical responsibility.
The spokesperson pointed out that when President Xi Jinping listened to Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s report at the beginning of the year, he clearly put forward the requirement of "patriots ruling Hong Kong", which is the most profound and concise summary of the connotation and essence of "one country, two systems."
The spokesperson criticized that in recent years, some anti-China chaos in Hong Kong and local radical separatist forces, supported and instigated by anti-China forces in the United States and the West, used loopholes in the current election system to enter the governance structure of the Special Administrative Region, unscrupulously carried out anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong activities, and spread "Hong Kong independence." Advocate that they resist central governance, obstruct the administration of the SAR government, and even attempt to gain control by external hostile forces. "These actions and activities have seriously damaged Hong Kong’s constitutional order and the rule of law, and severely challenged the Constitution, Hong Kong’s Basic Law and the The authority of the national security law seriously endangers national sovereignty, security, and development interests, seriously undermines the overall stability of Hong Kong society, and seriously harms the well-being of Hong Kong people. It fully demonstrates that there are obvious loopholes and defects in the current electoral system."
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