China News Service, Hong Kong, March 5th. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said on the 5th that she and the SAR government fully respect the leadership of the central government in improving Hong Kong’s electoral system. The SAR government will fully cooperate and effectively implement the improvement measures through local legislation. Persist in the practice of the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong".
The website of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region published the relevant statement of Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Electoral System (Draft)" on the same day.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that "patriots ruling Hong Kong" is by no means a new thing. Tracing back to its origin, Mr. Deng Xiaoping, the chief designer of "One Country, Two Systems", clearly pointed out in 1984 that "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" has a limit and standard, that is, patriots must be regarded as The main body of Hong Kong people govern Hong Kong, and the standard of patriots is to respect their own nation and sincerely support the motherland to resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, without jeopardizing the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.
Carrie Lam said that "patriots ruling Hong Kong" fully meets the constitutional requirements of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Under this constitutional order and political system, it is natural to require those who govern Hong Kong to be patriots; "Patriots governing Hong Kong" is an inevitable and necessary condition for the successful implementation of "One Country, Two Systems", and there is no room for ambiguity.
People governing Hong Kong include not only the Chief Executive and officials of the executive authorities, but also members of the legislature, judges of the judiciary, members of the district councils of regional non-political organizations, and civil servants.
She pointed out that in recent years there have been situations in Hong Kong that are not conducive to the implementation of "one country, two systems". There have also been elements advocating "Hong Kong independence", organizing resistance to central governance, and even colluding with external forces to create social unrest; Hong Kong forces will enter the political system of the SAR through elections, jeopardizing the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and making "one country, two systems" precarious.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor believes that just as the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress passed the “Decision of the National People’s Congress on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Implementation Mechanism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Maintain National Security” last year, and authorized the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to formulate the Hong Kong National Security Law, The National People’s Congress deliberated on the “Decision on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Electoral System (Draft)” at this year’s meeting. It is to fulfill the central government’s overall governance over the SAR, to fully support the SAR government in order to correct chaos and to govern in accordance with the law, and to protect the SAR 700 The well-being of more than ten thousand citizens.
She also said that there will be many elections in the next twelve months and the legislative work cannot be delayed. The SAR government will go all out to reflect the opinions of all sectors of the Hong Kong society and assist the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in amending the Hong Kong Basic Law Annex I "Methods for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "And Annex II "Methods and Voting Procedures for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region", and formulate and amend relevant local election laws in accordance with the annex provisions to be passed later, and submit them to the Legislative Council for deliberation.
Carrie Lam said that in the past two years, Hong Kong has faced unprecedented challenges. The central government has been obliged to solve urgent problems for Hong Kong at the national level, demonstrating its adherence to the principle of "one country, two systems" and its care and care for the people of Hong Kong.
Whether it is enacting and implementing the Hong Kong National Security Law, allowing Hong Kong to transition from chaos to governance, or improving the SAR election system to ensure that "patriots govern Hong Kong", the motherland will always be Hong Kong's strong backing.
"I will lead the SAR government's governance team, fearless and fearless, to fulfill the mission of safeguarding the fundamental interests of the country and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong." (End)