Top legislator’s Hong Kong pledge
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NO one should doubt or deny the practice of the “one country, two systems” principle in Hong Kong, China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang said yesterday during a visit to the southern Chinese city.
At a welcome dinner, Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said the central government would unswervingly implement the principles of “one country, two systems,” and “Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong” with a high degree of autonomy.
He said it would also unswervingly support the Hong Kong government in administering the region according to the law, and in conducting mutually beneficial cooperation with the Chinese mainland.
Institutions and mechanisms need to be further improved in various aspects, said Zhang, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Some deep-rooted problems are emerging, which is inevitable, he said, and the problems exposed so far which had either accumulated over the years or had surfaced recently could not be solved overnight.
“However, there is no insurmountable Mount of Flames,” he said. “We have the wisdom and ability to solve the problems that occur during the practice of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle.”
Noting that Hong Kong is a diversified society, Zhang said that it was normal for there to be different opinions on Hong Kong’s politics, economy and people’s livelihoods.
“While respecting the ‘one country, two systems’ and the Basic Law, we would like to listen to the opinions and suggestions from all walks of life and communicate in various ways for the sake of Hong Kong,” he said.
“Rational communications help reduce or even eliminate differences and promote common ground.”
Hong Kong has an important position in the overall situation of the country, he said, adding that Hong Kong residents had made great contributions to the causes of revolution and construction as well as reform and opening-up. These efforts are fully appreciated by the central government, he said.
Zhang noted that the performance of the three chief executives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the four terms of SAR governments deserved praise.
Incumbent Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and his administration are clear about where the problems are and have already taken effective measures to push forward Hong Kong’s economic and social development which has yielded fruits, he said.
As long the spirit of “setting aside differences and pursuing goals together” and working together to support the chief executive and the SAR government was upheld, the new stage in implementing the “one country, two systems” principle will be reached with concerted efforts, Zhang added.
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