Hong Kong to reap more dividends through closer development with China, says Beijing’s top man in city
Wang Zhimin, head of the central government liaison office, said Hong Kong had become such a successful trading, shipping and financial centre through two key national policies
Hong Kong has reaped “great dividends” from two key Chinese policies – and more opportunities are on the way with the city’s integration into national development, Beijing’s top man in the city said on Wednesday.
Wang Zhimin, head of the central government liaison office, said Hong Kong had become such a successful trading, shipping and financial centre in the 1990s by riding on China’s “economic reform and opening” and through the “one country, two systems” policy.
“So I really think Hong Kong is a blessed land and Hong Kong compatriots are very lucky. These two major national policies created great dividends for Hong Kong through macroeconomic policies and systems,” Wang told a pro-Beijing news outlet.
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Lam said she was excited about the plan, which was worked out with the local and other governments in Guangdong province.
On Li’s omission of two references – “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” and the city’s “high degree of autonomy” – in his work report, Lam called on the public not to be so sensitive.
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“President [Xi Jinping] spoke very clearly about the full implementation of ‘one country, two systems’ during his July 1 visit,” Lam said, adding that the principle had been placed in a very important position at the 19th Communist Party congress last October.
Meanwhile, former chief executive Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top advisory body, shared his thoughts on China’s political system in a Facebook post.
“There was no debate, no bureaucratic rhetoric, no one putting on any show or filibuster,” Leung wrote on Tuesday of the ongoing meetings in Beijing.
Leung, who had in the past criticised pro-democracy lawmakers for filibustering in the Legislative Council, added that attendees were peaceful and trying to find pragmatic solutions to difficulties.
“This is the advantage of the consultation system in China’s political system. We do not export China’s political system, nor do we import foreign political systems.”
