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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 11. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council issued a statement on the 11th in which it declared that the 23rd meeting of the 13th National People’s Congress approved the “Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the Qualifications of the Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region “. “It provides a solid legal basis for regulating and managing the qualifications of the members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and has undeniable authority. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council strongly supports the decisions. relevant members of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and supports the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the statement of the sixth member of the legislative council Guo Rongkeng and other members of the Legislative Council.
The statement noted that, in accordance with Article 104 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, the relevant interpretations of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and the relevant provisions of Article 6 of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the requirements and statutory conditions for the election and membership of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are consistent. Observe the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and be loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Guo Rongkeng and others have been ruled in accordance with the law that they did not sincerely support the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and are loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Therefore, they were disqualified from standing in the elections for the seventh Legislative Council. Of course, they could not be renewed during the continuation of the functions of the sixth Legislative Council. It is an unavoidable requirement to adhere to the fundamental principle of “one country, two systems” and to safeguard the authority of the Constitution and the Basic Law. It is also the common aspiration of the connoisseurs of Hong Kong society.
The statement said that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, as the permanent body of the highest body of state power, made decisions on the qualifications of the members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the powers conferred. by the Constitution and the Basic Law of Hong Kong. The Basic Law of the Administrative Region, the statutory requirements and conditions of membership of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the general rules for the immediate loss of the membership of the Legislative Council. At the same time, it is clear that the sixth Legislative Council was declared invalid during the nomination period for the seventh Legislative Council election. The members have been disqualified as members. This decision is based on the principle of administering Hong Kong in accordance with the law, to improve the important institutional arrangements for legal systems and mechanisms related to the interpretation and application of the Constitution, the Basic Law of Hong Kong, the Security Law Hong Kong National and the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. It is important for the full and accurate implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” policy. The constitutional order of the Special Administrative Region, as determined by the Constitution and the Basic Law, is of important and far-reaching importance in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, development interests and the overall stability of Hong Kong society. Kong. According to the relevant decisions, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government announced in accordance with the law that the members of the Sixth Legislative Council Guo Rongkeng and others had lost their qualifications as members of the Legislative Council, fully demonstrating fairness. and majesty of the rule of law. Any act to gain political interest and challenge the central authority and the authority of the Basic Law against this decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is bound to be just a sensational and futile “scenario”.
The statement emphasized that Mr. Deng Xiaoping once pointed out that there is a limit and a standard for “the people of Hong Kong who rule Hong Kong”, that is, the people of Hong Kong with patriots as the main body should rule Hong Kong. The organs of power in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, including the executive, legislative and judicial organs, should be composed of persons who sincerely support the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and who are Sincerely loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Propaganda or support is never allowed. Defenders of “Hong Kong independence” refuse to recognize state ownership and exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, seek foreign or foreign forces to interfere in the affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or commit other acts that they endanger national security. This is the basic requirement of the principle of patriotic rule in Hong Kong. . As the practice of “one country, two systems” continues to deepen, there is a need to further improve the relevant systems and mechanisms to provide a strong institutional guarantee for the implementation of the “Hong Kong people who rule Hong Kong” with the patriots as the main body, and to ensure that the practice of “one country, two systems” is not warped or deformed. Follow the right path steadily and far.
The statement noted that this decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is conducive to ensuring the smooth functioning of the sixth legislative council in Hong Kong while continuing to perform its functions, creating good conditions for the government of the special administrative region to focus on promoting the economy, protect people’s livelihoods and solve deep-seated problems. The “Fourteenth Five Year Plan” and the long-term goal recommendations for 2035 approved by the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China lay out a good plan for Hong Kong’s future development. We hope that Hong Kong society will consolidate its hard-won good situation and take advantage of the country to enter a new stage of development. Under the leadership of the Chief Executive and the government of the Special Administrative Region, we will coordinate efforts in the prevention and control of epidemics, economic recovery and social stability, actively integrate ourselves into the general situation of national development, and write a new chapter. in the practice of “One country, two systems”.
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