(Two Sessions Express) Zhang Yesui: It is the power and responsibility of the National People's Congress to make decisions on the constitutional level to improve the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

  China News Service, Beijing, March 4 (Reporter Xing Chong) The Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference on the evening of the 4th. The spokesperson of the Congress Zhang Yesui said in response to reporters that the National People's Congress is the highest organ of state power. It is not only the power of the National People’s Congress, but also the responsibility of the National People’s Congress, to exercise the powers granted by the Constitution and the Basic Law and make decisions on the improvement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s electoral system from the constitutional level.

  He said that the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an important part of the political system of the Special Administrative Region.

The situation in recent years has shown that the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region needs to be improved with the times to provide a sound system guarantee for the comprehensive and accurate implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle and the full implementation of the "patriots ruling Hong Kong" principle.

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