CHINA gave the first sign yesterday of an end to the constitutional crisis triggered by the Court of Final Appeal abode ruling for mainland children.
In a despatch issued by Xinhua, a spokesman for the Commission of Legal Affairs of the National People's Congress described the statement made by the five-member court panel on Friday as a 'necessary step' to clarify the controversial judgment on January 29.
'The statement made by Hong Kong's highest court yesterday is necessary to clarify its previous abode-right judgment,' the spokesman said.
He emphasised that the NPC was China's highest organ of state power.
'The NPC and its Standing Committee will perform its duties according to the principles of 'one country, two systems' and the Basic Law,' he said.
A Hong Kong government spokesman said last night the Government had taken note of the mainland statement and welcomed it.