Source: People's Daily - People's Daily
Beijing, 30 Mar (Xinhua) -- The 27th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress deliberated and adopted amendments to Annexes I and II of the Hong Kong Basic Law on 30 March, systematically revising and improving the methods for the selection of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese have expressed their support and support one after another, believing that this measure is the aspiration of the people, is conducive to implementing the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong", is conducive to ensuring Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, and is conducive to safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests.
Wu Hao, president of the Russian Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese Youth, secretary general and executive vice president of the Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese, said that overseas Chinese compatriots resolutely support the improvement of Hong Kong's election system this time, which is "the way to cure the root causes" and provides a sound institutional guarantee for "patriots governing Hong Kong."
Liu Yang, president of the Belarusian Association of Overseas Chinese and Ethnic Chinese, said: The NPC Standing Committee has systematically revised and improved the methods for selecting the chief executive and the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, repaired the loopholes and defects in Hong Kong's current election system, and provided a solid institutional guarantee for comprehensively and accurately implementing the principle of "one country, two systems," "patriots governing Hong Kong," and ensuring Hong Kong's long-term peace and stability and long-term prosperity and stability.
Li Guixiong, vice chairman of the Thai Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, said: The procedures adopted by the NPC Standing Committee are in line with the current situation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of Hong Kong residents, and are of great significance to safeguarding the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as defined by the Constitution and the Hong Kong Basic Law, ensuring Hong Kong's long-term peace and stability, long-term prosperity and stability, and safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
Yan Tianlu, vice president of the Malaysian China Public Relations Association, said that the NPC Standing Committee's revision and improvement of the election system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is another important measure, and this new electoral system arrangement will further optimize local elections.
Yao Bin, president of the Lao Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, said that Annexes I and II of the newly revised Hong Kong Basic Law are conducive to implementing the "patriots governing Hong Kong," ensuring Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, conforming to the interests of the overwhelming majority of Hong Kong people, conforming to the rational expectations of the vast majority of Hong Kong-related business people and business activities, and will further promote Hong Kong's development.
Gao Hejun, president of the Wellington Association for the Promotion of China's Peaceful Reunification in New Zealand, said: The NPC Standing Committee's deliberation and adoption of amendments to Annexes I and II of the Hong Kong Basic Law is the aspiration of the people. "Patriots governing Hong Kong" not only conforms to the will of the people in Hong Kong, but also fully conforms to the constitutional requirements of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese support and support the legislative decision of the NPC Standing Committee and resolutely support "patriots governing Hong Kong, and those who are chaotic in Hong Kong are out of the game."
Qian Qiguo, president of the All-Australia Alliance for the Promotion of China's Peaceful Reunification, said: The npc standing committee's revision and improvement of the election system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region this time plays a very important role in Hong Kong's practice of "one country, two systems," repairs the loopholes in the current election system, and is of great significance to Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.
Bai Yi, president of the Federation of Overseas Chinese on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, said that the NPC Standing Committee deliberated and passed the amendments to Annexes I and II of the Hong Kong Basic Law, ensuring the effective governance of Hong Kong in the future. Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China, and safeguarding the sovereignty of the motherland is also the common responsibility of overseas Chinese compatriots.
Wang Jiaqing, president of the French Association for the Promotion of China's Peaceful Reunification, said that revising and improving the election system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the national level, ensuring that "Hong Kong people govern Hong Kong" with patriots as the mainstay, and ensuring that the practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong always advances in the correct direction is of important milestone significance in the practice of "one country, two systems" .
Zhu Hai'an, president of the Belgian Association for the Promotion of China's Peaceful Reunification, said that improving the election system will help implement the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong" from the institutional point of view, which is not only conducive to Hong Kong's stability, but also conducive to Hong Kong's rapid economic recovery. "This is the aspiration of the people, the trend of the times, and another milestone in Hong Kong's implementation of 'one country, two systems.'"
Xu Changbin, president of the All-Africa Association for the Promotion of China's Peaceful Reunification, said: Improving the election system in the SAR has provided an institutional guarantee for ensuring the implementation of the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong." This will make the "one country, two systems" system more perfect, conducive to Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, and conducive to the steady and far-reaching practice of "one country, two systems."
Han Jun, chairman of the East African General Chamber of Commerce of China, said: Overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese in East Africa resolutely support the NPC Standing Committee's deliberation and adoption of amendments to Annexes I and II of the Hong Kong Basic Law, believing that this fully embodies the legislative spirit of implementing the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong." The fact that power in Hong Kong is in the hands of patriots is a fundamental political principle.
(Participating reporters: Hu Xiaoguang, Wei Zhongjie, Li Jia, Zhang Jianhua, Hao Yalin, Wu Hao, Pan Geping, Jing Jing, Yang Zhen, Lu Huaiqian, Ming Dajun, Xu Yongchun, Lin Hao)
People's Daily ( 2021-03-31 03 edition)