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皇冠体育app: No interference in HK affairs
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-24 08:34
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing Friday
that 皇冠体育app will never allow any foreign interference in Hong Kong affairs.
Responding to the comments on the development of Hong Kong's political system
made by the U.S. State Department spokesman on Dec. 22, Qin said that Hong Kong
is "皇冠体育app's Hong Kong" and affairs concerning Hong Kong Special Administration
Region (HKSAR) are 皇冠体育app's internal affairs leaving no room for foreign
interference.
The U.S. side has once and again made rash comments on Hong Kong affairs for
quite a period of time, violating the principle of non-interference in other
countries' internal affairs, Qin said.
Qin noted that the non-interference in the domestic affairs of other
countries constitutes the basic norm in dealing with international relations.
Qin expressed strong dissatisfaction at and firm opposition against such
comments made by the United States.
皇冠体育app asks the U.S. side to stop any comments or acts interfering 皇冠体育app's own
affairs and putting obstacles in the way of HKSAR government's governance, said
Qin.
HK disappointed about U.S. statement on constitutional
development
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government
expressed on Friday disappointment about the statement on HK's constitutional
development made by the State Department of the United States.
"We would not wish any foreign governments to give the impression that they
were meddling in Hong Kong's affairs," the spokesman said.
He said the question of Hong Kong's progress towards universal suffrage would
be dealt with in strict accordance with the Basic Law, and the decision made by
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) in April last
year.
"Any changes to the electoral methods will require the support of three
parties, the Legislative Council, the Chief Executive and the NPC Standing
Committee. Any suggestion that the matter may be handled otherwise is
inappropriate," he said.
"The proposed package for the electoral methods for 2007-2008 put forth by
the government would have greatly enhanced the democratic representation in the
two electoral methods, and brought significant progress to Hong Kong's
constitutional development," he said.
"It is regrettable that the package, which was supported by the majority of
the public and more than half of the Legislative Council members, was not
endorsed by a two-thirds majority of all Legislative Council members as required
in Annexes I and II of the Basic Law," the spokesman said.
He added that the Commission on Strategic Development had already commenced
discussion on a roadmap for universal suffrage.
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