Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 6 (Reporter Cha Wenye and Xu Xiaoqing) The Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress reviewed the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Election System (Draft)."
A number of mainland experts said in interviews with reporters that it is necessary, important and urgent to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system. The NPC’s exercise of constitutional powers and constitutional responsibilities are constitutional and lawful and completely legitimate.
Han Dayuan, a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and a professor at the Renmin University of China Law School, said that in recent years, especially after the "regulations", there have been many election-related political and social chaos in Hong Kong. The local radical separatist forces colluded with foreign forces, openly clamored for "Hong Kong independence," and carried out anti-China chaos in Hong Kong. They severely jeopardized national sovereignty, security, and development interests, severely undermined the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and seriously harmed the interests and well-being of Hong Kong citizens.
He said that the above-mentioned chaos shows that there are obvious loopholes and shortcomings in the current election system in Hong Kong.
As the highest organ of state power, the National People's Congress has the power and responsibility to improve Hong Kong's electoral system from the constitutional level to ensure the implementation of the fundamental principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" and to promote the steady and long-term practice of "one country, two systems".
Judging from the current legal practice of all countries in the world, election security is undoubtedly an important part of national security.
In order to maintain national security, any country must ensure the security of various domestic elections.
Han Dayuan pointed out that in accordance with the Chinese Constitution, the power to create special administrative regions and establish special administrative regions lies with the central government.
The electoral system is an important part of the political system and the political system of the SAR, and the improvement of the relevant electoral system must be carried out under the leadership of the central government.
As the highest organ of state power, the National People's Congress exercises relevant powers with indisputable and indisputable legitimacy and legitimacy.
Tian Feilong, director of the National Society for Hong Kong and Macau Studies and associate professor of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics School of Law, said that the NPC's improvement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region election system is a necessary measure to fully implement the fundamental principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" in the electoral system.
He said that improving the Hong Kong electoral system will help better guarantee the security of the SAR elections, prevent the potential risks of anti-China chaos in Hong Kong, local radical separatist forces and external interference forces conspiring to manipulate Hong Kong elections, and ensure that Hong Kong's governance is firmly in patriotism. In the hands of the Hong Kong-loving force, we will effectively safeguard the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region established by the Constitution and the Basic Law, ensure that national sovereignty, security, and development interests are not harmed, and protect the overall interests of Hong Kong society and the interests of the general public.
Zhang Jian, director of the National Society for Hong Kong and Macau Studies and director of the Hong Kong and Macau Research Office of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, said that Hong Kong’s electoral system has loopholes and deficiencies and is regarded by anti-China forces and external interference forces as an important starting point for seeking the governance of Hong Kong. It has seriously threatened national security and endangered the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.
The purpose of improving the Hong Kong election system is to ensure the stability and long-term development of the "One Country, Two Systems" practice and the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and to better safeguard the interests and well-being of the vast majority of Hong Kong residents.
Experts said that improving Hong Kong's electoral system is conducive to promoting the healthy and smooth development of Hong Kong's democratic system.
Tian Feilong believes that better implementation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" will help clean up and reshape Hong Kong's political atmosphere and political order, and promote the SAR governance system to enhance the ability and level of good governance and good governance.