New premier Li Keqiang will be good for Hong Kong: local NPC deputies
Local deputies to the National People's Congress yesterday welcomed Li Keqiang as the new premier. The politicians said Li's visit to the city two years ago, coupled with a series of favourable measures from Beijing, indicated that the central government would maintain a supportive policy towards Hong Kong.
Local deputies to the National People's Congress yesterday welcomed Li Keqiang as the new premier.
The politicians said Li's visit to the city two years ago, coupled with a series of favourable measures from Beijing, indicated that the central government would maintain a supportive policy towards Hong Kong.
Speaking after the election in Beijing yesterday, NPC standing committee member Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai said Li would be a positive force for Hong Kong.
"I think he will continue to … safeguard the 'one country, two systems' principle, and implement the Basic Law," Fan said.
I think he will continue to … safeguard the 'one country, two systems' principle, and implement the Basic Law
In Li's 2011 visit as vice-premier, he announced policies to support the city's development, including opening up the mainland's medical, law and construction service markets.