Hong Kong Secretary of State declares denial of “separation of three powers” Democrats strongly oppose September 3:56
In a press conference, Hong Kong's top administration secretary, Chung Yue Hao, said, "Hong Kong is not a division of powers, and the government has more power than legislation or justice."
Democrats have strongly opposed China as a sign that it is trying to further strengthen Hong Kong's governance.
At the regular press conference on the 1st, the Hong Kong government's top administrative secretary, Mr. Zheng Yue Lin, said, "Hong Kong is not a division of powers, legislative and judicial divisions have different roles, and the administration has more power than these." I declared.
Although the basic law, which is the Constitution of Hong Kong, does not describe "division of three powers", it has been stated in the textbooks of high schools in Hong Kong that "Hong Kong adheres to the principle of separation of powers".
However, last month, it was revealed that these statements were deleted from the new textbooks, and the top educational administration also instructed textbooks to deny the separation of the three powers. Was made clearer.
In addition, Secretary-General Zheng Lin said, "The administrative secretary must fulfill the responsibility to the central government together with the Hong Kong government," and said that the statement was based on the intention of the Chinese government to deny the separation of powers in Hong Kong. I let it soak.
As China strengthened its control over Hong Kong, democrats and other officials said, "This is a statement that overturns the history of Hong Kong, where the three powers have reigned over each other. The Chinese government is trying to fully control Hong Kong. It is a remark that responds to the movement and is unacceptable."