China News Service, Beijing, March 11th. Title: An important step has been taken in the implementation of "Patriots ruling Hong Kong", and Hong Kong's "restart" can be expected

　　China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan

　　The Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress passed the decision of the National People’s Congress on improving the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the 11th with a high vote. This is an important step towards the implementation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" at the national level, which will help Hong Kong move towards good governance and good governance. , Seize the development opportunity and "start again".

　　The chaos in Hong Kong society in recent years has shown that there are obvious loopholes and defects in the existing electoral system in Hong Kong, which provides an opportunity for anti-China chaos in Hong Kong to seize the power of governance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The general public of Hong Kong look forward to the early improvement of the electoral system and the implementation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong".

　　The central government heard the voices of Hong Kong citizens and responded.

The Hong Kong electoral system was improved this time by adopting the "decision + amendment" approach. The decision passed on the 11th is the first step.

With the adoption of the decision, the goals, principles and directions for improving Hong Kong’s electoral system have become clearer.

　　According to the decision, the election committee established in Hong Kong will consist of a total of 1,500 members from five sectors, which is an increase of 300 people over the existing election committee. The representativeness will be broader and will help expand the political participation of Hong Kong residents; The increase of 70 seats to 90 seats is conducive to expanding coverage and increasing its representativeness.

　　Observers here believe that improving Hong Kong’s electoral system in accordance with the direction of the decision will help prevent anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong elements from entering the SAR’s governance structure to make trouble, and better safeguard national sovereignty, security, development interests and Hong Kong’s social stability for development. The economy and the improvement of people’s livelihood create good social conditions; it is conducive to the SAR's administrative and legislative bodies to perform their duties on the normal track, reduce internal friction, improve the efficiency of the SAR government's administration, and concentrate on gradually solving the deep-seated problems that have accumulated in Hong Kong society for many years; it is conducive to Improve the political ecology of the SAR, create a virtuous atmosphere of competition within the governance structure of the SAR, promote the selection and competence of talents, attract more people who are interested in serving the SAR to join the ranks of public officials, and enhance the governance of the SAR government.

　　In the next step, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will also revise Annex I of the Hong Kong Basic Law "Methods for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" and Annex II "The Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" in accordance with the Constitution, Hong Kong Basic Law, Hong Kong National Security Law and relevant decisions of the National People's Congress. Methods and voting procedures."

　　After completing the relevant law amendments at the national level, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will revise relevant local laws and regulations in accordance with relevant decisions, etc., and cooperate with the central government to provide legal protection for the Special Administrative Region to implement the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong".

In this way, Hong Kong will be able to select talents in governance who can truly serve Hong Kong.

　　Improving Hong Kong's electoral system has received widespread attention.

A latest survey conducted by the Hong Kong Research Association shows that nearly 70% of the people support the central government's improvement of the SAR election system and believe that it will help maintain Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.

　　However, as a city where Chinese and Western cultures intersect, Hong Kong has a diverse society. Some people lack understanding of the country and even have prejudices, and they have doubts about improving Hong Kong's electoral system at the national level.

　　Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, pointed out a few days ago that to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system, we must follow the principles of conforming to the actual conditions of Hong Kong and improving the governance efficiency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

　　Prior to the adoption of this decision, relevant departments of the central government listened to the opinions of all sectors of Hong Kong society through various means.

I believe that in the next revision of the law, relevant opinions will also be listened to and the greatest consensus will be gathered.

　　Improving Hong Kong's electoral system and implementing "patriots ruling Hong Kong" is a matter of national security and Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, as well as the well-being of the general public.

　　"Politics leads to harmony among people, and harmony among people leads to prosperity." The national "14th Five-Year Plan" and the outline of the 2035 long-term goal plan clearly support Hong Kong and Macao to consolidate and enhance their competitive advantages, integrate into the overall development of the country, and bring development opportunities for Hong Kong.

As Hong Kong moves toward good governance and governance, all sectors of society work together to seize the opportunity to deeply participate in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and integrate into the overall situation of national development. Hong Kong is expected to reverse the economic downturn at an early date and achieve a "restart".

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