(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.

On the evening of March 4, the press conference of the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress was held in the press conference hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The spokesperson of the conference Zhang Yesui answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on the agenda of the conference and issues related to the work of the National People's Congress.

In order to effectively prevent and control the epidemic and jointly maintain public health and health, the press conference will be conducted in the form of online video.

The picture shows the branch venue.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming

  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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