China News Service, Hong Kong, March 31. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said in a speech on the 31st at the awards ceremony of the 2020 Special Administrative Region Government’s Top Ten Important Issues in Governance. The decision of this year will definitely be the top priority of this year’s governance.
Carrie Lam pointed out that in recent years, some extremists have entered the political system of the SAR through loopholes and defects in the electoral system, seriously jeopardizing Hong Kong's constitutional order and challenging national sovereignty.
In this regard, the National People’s Congress passed a decision on March 11, and the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted the decision of the National People’s Congress on March 30 to amend Annex I and Annex II of the Basic Law to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and establish a system that conforms to the “one country, two systems” system. The system conforms to the actual situation of Hong Kong and implements the political system of "patriots ruling Hong Kong".
She emphasized that this is a major measure by the central government to fulfill the full governance of the SAR in accordance with the national constitution, fully support the SAR government in order to correct chaos, govern in accordance with the law, and protect the well-being of the more than 7 million residents of the SAR. Far-reaching significance.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that she and the SAR government fully agree with the necessity and urgency of improving the electoral system, and will fully cooperate to pass local legislation to implement Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the revised Basic Law, and run the election committee in the next 12 months. The three elections of the Legislative Council and the Chief Executive.
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