President Xi Jinping threw his support behind the development of Hong Kong's political system on Friday, shortly after the end of a month-long illegal protest over election of the city's leader by universal suffrage in 2017.
During a meeting with Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, Xi called for people from all circles in the city to unite for the interests of the nation and Hong Kong, to preserve stability and economic development.
The development of Hong Kong's political system should start from "local reality" and be conducted in an orderly manner based on the law, Xi said in Beijing, adding that it should also help to safeguard the nation's sovereignty, security and development.
The central government firmly supports the local government in pushing forward its development of the political system based on the Basic Law and decisions made by the country's top legislature, Xi said.
Xi and Premier Li Keqiang, who met Leung earlier on Friday, gave their full approval to his leadership and the local government. Li said the Hong Kong government is unafraid of challenges and has managed to preserve overall stability in the city.Xi and Li also met Macao Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai-on, who was in Beijing to report on his work.
Li said China's deepening reform and the rule of law will bring more opportunities for the development of Hong Kong and Macao, and he called on them to strengthen cooperation with the mainland.This month, the mainland and Macao signed a new trade liberalization deal to ease conditions for Macao's service providers to set up businesses in neighboring Guangdong province.
本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！
13980503458
13980503458
admin@qisuen.cn