The Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress considers the draft decision concerning Hong Kong, etc. that the draft decision is necessary and feasible

(Express delivery of the two sessions) The Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress considers the draft decision concerning Hong Kong, etc. that the draft decision is necessary and feasible

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 9th. The 13th National People’s Congress Constitution and Law Committee held a plenary meeting on the evening of the 8th. Based on the deliberations of the delegations, the draft amendments to the National People’s Congress Organic Law and the National People’s Congress Rules of Procedure were revised. The draft and the draft decision of the National People's Congress on improving the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be reviewed in a unified manner.

　　According to the schedule of the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress, on the morning of March 8, the delegations reviewed the draft decision of the National People's Congress on improving the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The Bills Group of the Congress Secretariat collected and sorted out the opinions put forward by the delegates in a timely manner.

The opinions put forward by the delegates at the Constitution and Law Committee meeting, together with the previous deliberation opinions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, were carefully studied one by one, and the draft decision was revised and improved.

　　The members of the Constitution and Law Committee agreed that after the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, Hong Kong was re-incorporated into the national governance system. The Constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law together constitute the constitutional basis of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The electoral system implemented by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, including the method for selecting the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council, is an important part of the political system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It should conform to the principle of "one country, two systems" and the actual conditions of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Hong Kong is conducive to safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and maintaining Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.

　　The members of the Constitution and Law Committee unanimously agreed to adopt the "decision + amendment" method, and believed that the National People's Congress would make decisions on the improvement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's electoral system, and clarify the basic principles and amendments that should be followed to revise and improve the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's electoral system. Complete the core elements and content, and at the same time authorize the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to amend relevant annexes of the Hong Kong Basic Law, which conforms to the constitutional provisions and principles, conforms to the Hong Kong Basic Law, and has a solid political and legal basis.

　　The members of the Constitution and Law Committee generally agreed with the draft decision of the National People’s Congress on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They believed that the content of the draft decision was necessary and feasible, and fully considered the actual needs of improving the relevant electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Hong Kong. The specific situation of the Special Administrative Region is to improve the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's electoral system, promote the development of a democratic political system suitable for Hong Kong's reality, and make new constitutional institutional arrangements.

　　In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Legislative Law, the Constitution and Law Committee submitted a report on the review results of the draft decision on improving the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the revised draft decision. The presidium decided to submit the revised draft decision to the delegations for deliberation.

　　According to the schedule of the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress, on the morning of March 8, the delegations reviewed the draft amendments to the National People's Congress Organic Law and the draft amendments to the National People's Congress Rules of Procedure.

The Bills Group of the Congress Secretariat collected and sorted out the opinions put forward by the delegates in a timely manner.

The Constitution and Law Committee meeting carefully studied the opinions put forward by the delegates one by one, and revised and improved the draft amendments to the NPC Organic Law and the NPC Rules of Procedure.

　　According to the relevant provisions of the Legislative Law, the Constitution and Law Committee will submit a report on the results of the deliberations and two draft amendment decisions to the Presidium of the General Assembly. The presidium decides to submit the draft amendment decisions to delegations for deliberation.

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