HONG KONG, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Only by implementing the "patriots administering Hong Kong" principle, will Hong Kong come out of its political mire, return to the right track of economic development, and truly integrate into the national landscape with more growth room and opportunities, Hong Kong's political figures said Thursday. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Thursday adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
HONG KONG, March 11 (Xinhua) -- President of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Andrew Leung on Thursday expressed support for the decision of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR. In a statement, Leung said he hopes that after the NPC Standing Committee completes the relevant amendments, the executive authorities of HKSAR will expeditiously present the draft local legislation to LegCo for scrutiny, so that the relevant elections can be held in an orderly manner in the next 12 months.
Li Xuelin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, submitted a proposal suggesting that relevant authorities speed up efforts to support the development of cold chain logistics for agricultural produce to the just-concluded annual session of the CPPCC National Committee. Relevant authorities should intensify efforts to support major agricultural provinces in addressing weak links in infrastructure that hinder the production, marketing, and transport of agricultural products, pay attention to the construction of facilities for the storage and preservation of produce, encourage business entities to build specialized storage and preservation systems in places of production, and boost the online circulation of agricultural products by facilitating the construction of storehouses for agricultural products in production areas, Li suggested.
Data unveiled during China's recently-concluded "two sessions", the annual sessions of China's national legislature and top political advisory body, have further shown the world the vigorous vitality and high efficiency of the country's socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics. Statistics show that all 9,180 suggestions submitted by lawmakers to last year's annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, had been handled by late January, with feedback given to relevant NPC deputies.
