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Source title: Carrie Lam: Two “always” make “one country, two systems” stable and distant
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, November 17. The Executive Director of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, stated on the 17th that only by insisting on always accurately understanding the relationship between “one country” and “two systems” and always acting in accordance with the Constitution and Basic Law , “one country, two systems” can be stable and powerful. .
On the same day, the 30th anniversary of the Hong Kong Basic Law Promulgation Legal Summit, organized by the Department of Justice of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, was celebrated. Carrie Lam made the above remarks in her speech on the forum.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the concept of “one country, two systems” is to maintain the unity and territorial integrity of the country and maintain the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, taking into account the history and reality of Hong Kong, and preserve the features and advantages of Hong Kong to the greatest extent possible. The original lifestyle of the citizens remains unchanged. This initial aspiration has never changed, and it is also the fundamental purpose of the central government policies and guidelines for Hong Kong SAR.
Carrie Lam said that according to this unchanging original intention, the issue of sovereignty cannot be discussed and the “Hong Kong independence” proposal cannot be tolerated. In the concrete implementation of the Basic Law, we must adhere to the “one country” principle, properly handle the relationship between the Special Administrative Region and the Central Government, safeguard the power of the Central Government, and at the same time protect the high degree autonomy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has the power to interpret the Basic Law and supervise the implementation of the Basic Law, as well as the power to deal with constitutional issues that arise during the implementation of the Law. Fundamental. In recent months, there have been two constitutional issues in Hong Kong that the SAR cannot resolve on its own: one is that the SAR government postpones the general election of the Legislative Council for a year due to the epidemic, and there has been a legislative vacuum period; The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress decided to continue to carry out its functions in the sixth legislative council. The four members who did not abide by the Basic Law and were not loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China had previously been governed by the Returns Officer on the issue of eligibility for extension.
Carrie Lam said that in order to fulfill the responsibilities of the Chief Executive, she twice asked the Central People’s Government to request the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to resolve the problem at the constitutional level. The practice complies with the Constitution and the Basic Law, and is justified and well founded, and does not allow foreign governments or political organizations to discredit or defame. (Reporter Wang Qian)
