China News Service, Beijing, January 11 (Reporter Chen Xiaoyuan) The seminar on "Democratic Development in Hong Kong under 'One Country, Two Systems'" jointly sponsored by the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, the Hong Kong "One Country, Two Systems" Research Center, and the United Hong Kong Fund was held in Beijing on the 11th.
More than 100 people including representatives of relevant central departments and the governments of Hong Kong and Macao SAR, as well as relevant social figures, experts and scholars from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao attended the event.
Delegates at the meeting held special discussions on the central government's principled position on Hong Kong's democratic development, Hong Kong's new electoral system and its practice.
Xu Ze, president of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, said that the central government's policy of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong is to protect the rights of Hong Kong compatriots to be masters of the country.
After the handover, the central government firmly supported the lawful and orderly development of democracy in the Hong Kong SAR, and continued to make major efforts to this end.
Facts fully demonstrate that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government are the designers, founders, defenders and promoters of the democratic system in the Hong Kong SAR.
Xu Ze pointed out that the democratic development of Hong Kong must be based on the constitutional foundation of the Special Administrative Region and the constitutional order built on it.
Only by consolidating and maintaining the constitutional foundation and constitutional order of the Special Administrative Region can we implement "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy, and truly protect the rights of Hong Kong compatriots as masters of the country to be masters of the country.
The constitutional basis and constitutional order of the Special Administrative Region require that the democratic development of Hong Kong must guarantee "patriots ruling Hong Kong".
Tan Huizhu, deputy director of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress, pointed out that the nature of British colonial rule in Hong Kong makes it impossible for Hong Kong to have democracy. Plant instability.
Tan Yaozong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said that the central government firmly supports the development of democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Zhi Zhenfeng, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law are the premise and foundation of Hong Kong's democratic development. It is necessary to promote the high-quality development of Hong Kong's democracy on the right track and draw the biggest concentric circles that conform to the fundamental interests of the country and Hong Kong.
Liu Zhaojia, vice-chairman of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macao Studies, pointed out that the development of democracy in Hong Kong must conform to the actual situation of Hong Kong. The democratic development of Hong Kong, which had a Western democratic color in the past, must change its foundation and track in order to thrive within the framework of "one country, two systems".
He Junzhi, a professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, said that Hong Kong's new electoral system is an institutional arrangement that benefits the country, Hong Kong and the people. It ensures the political security of the country and Hong Kong, provides a new institutional platform for Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, and also allows Hong Kong residents to participate in the country. Transaction and local transaction management have established a new connection mechanism.
Hong Kong senior counsel Jiang Leshi pointed out that Hong Kong's electoral system must adhere to the "one country, two systems" policy, which in turn depends on the full implementation of the "patriots ruling Hong Kong" principle.
There is renewed hope in Hong Kong that the new electoral system will be able to elect people of the right quality who are genuinely interested in promoting the public interest.
Wu Zhiliang, chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Macau Foundation, said that "one country, two systems" must be continuously improved within the framework of the Constitution and the Basic Law in order to achieve stability and long-term success.
The Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions were established in accordance with the constitution, and the legal origin of the Basic Law also comes from the constitution. The logical relationship between "one country" and "two systems" is very clear.
According to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, in addition to the main venue in Beijing, this seminar also has a branch venue in Macau. Experts and scholars from Hong Kong, Macau and some mainland China participate in the seminar through video connection.
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