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Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2021-03-05 13:04
Last update date: 2021-03-05 13:04
The National People's Congress will open today (5th). This meeting will review the motion of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on submitting for deliberation the "National People's Congress Decision on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Election System (Draft)".
Chief Executive Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who is currently attending the National People's Congress in Beijing, issued a statement stating that in view of the many elections in the next twelve months, the legislative work cannot be delayed. 》Annex 1 Method for the selection of the Chief Executive and Annex 2 Method for the selection of the Legislative Council and voting procedures, and formulate and amend relevant local election laws in accordance with the annex provisions to be passed later, and submit them to the Legislative Council for deliberation.
Lin Zheng stated that she and the SAR government fully respect the leadership of the central government in improving the electoral system, and agree with Vice Chairman Wang Chen's explanation of the "Decision (Draft)" in the General Assembly today. The five basic principles are fully and accurately implemented. The principle of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy; firmly safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests; insisting on governing Hong Kong according to law; conforming to the actual conditions of Hong Kong and improving the governance efficiency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The SAR government will fully cooperate, implement and improve measures through local legislation, and adhere to the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong".
Lin Zheng said that she and the SAR government fully respect the leadership of the central government in improving the electoral system, and agree with the five basic principles set out by Vice Chairman Wang Chen in the explanation of the "Decision (Draft)" at the General Assembly today.
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"Patriots governing Hong Kong" is not a new thing. It is only natural that people who govern Hong Kong are patriots.
In the statement, Lam Cheng stated that when President Xi Jinping reported on his duties earlier, President Xi Jinping made it clear that in order to ensure the stability and long-term practice of "One Country, Two Systems", we must always adhere to "Patriots governing Hong Kong". She believes that "Patriots governing Hong Kong" is by no means new. Things; Tracing back to the source, Deng Xiaoping, the chief designer of "One Country, Two Systems", clearly pointed out in 1984 that "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" has a limit and standard, that is, Hong Kong people with patriots as the main body must govern Hong Kong, and the standard for patriots is Respect one's own nation, sincerely support the motherland to resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, without jeopardizing the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.
Lam Cheng stated that "patriots ruling Hong Kong" also fully meets the constitutional requirements of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Article 1 of the Basic Law states that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inseparable part of the People’s Republic of China. Article 12 clearly stipulates that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region enjoys A high degree of autonomy is directly under the Central People’s Government; and the Chief Executive has a dual responsibility system under the Basic Law, which is accountable to both the Central People’s Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Under this constitutional order and political system, it is natural to require those who govern Hong Kong to be patriots; "Patriots governing Hong Kong" is an inevitable and necessary condition for the successful implementation of "One Country, Two Systems", and there is no room for ambiguity.
People governing Hong Kong include not only the Chief Executive and officials of the executive authorities, but also members of the legislature, judges of the judiciary, members of the district councils of regional non-political organizations, and civil servants.
Lam Cheng mentioned that in recent years there have indeed been situations in Hong Kong that are not conducive to the implementation of "one country, two systems". There have also been elements advocating "Hong Kong independence", organizing resistance to central governance, and even colluding with external forces to create social unrest; if it is not stopped in time, Anti-China forces against Hong Kong will enter the political system of the SAR through elections, jeopardizing the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and putting "one country, two systems" at risk.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is currently attending the National People's Congress in Beijing, issued a statement stating that in view of the many elections in the next twelve months, the legislative work must not be delayed. The SAR government will definitely go all out to reflect the opinions of all sectors of the Hong Kong society.
The Central Government is obliged to solve urgent problems for Hong Kong and show care for the public
She continued, just as the National People’s Congress passed last year’s decision to establish and improve the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s legal system and enforcement mechanism for safeguarding national security, and authorized the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to formulate the "Hong Kong National Security Law." The review is conducted by the central government to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is a faithful exercise of the central government's overall governance over the Special Administrative Region. It fully supports the Special Administrative Region government in order to correct chaos and govern in accordance with the law.
Lam Cheng emphasized that in the past two years, Hong Kong has faced unprecedented challenges. The central government has been obliged to solve urgent problems for Hong Kong at the national level, demonstrating its adherence to the principle of "one country, two systems" and its care for the people of Hong Kong.
Whether it is enacting and implementing the "Hong Kong National Security Law" to allow Hong Kong to go from chaos to governance, or to improve the SAR election system to ensure that "patriots govern Hong Kong", the motherland will always be Hong Kong's strong backing.
She will lead the SAR government's governance team, fearless and fearless, to fulfill the mission of safeguarding the fundamental interests of the country and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.
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