The Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper entitled "Democratic Development in Hong Kong under" One Country, Two Systems ""

On the 20th, the Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper entitled "Democratic Development in Hong Kong under" one country, two Systems "" (see the 10th, 11th and 12th editions for the full text), comprehensively reviewing the emergence and development of democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative region. further clarify the central government's principled position on the democratic development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region.
The white paper pointed out that Hong Kong had no democracy under British colonial rule. The Chinese government has resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, implemented the principle of "one country, two systems", established the democratic system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and supported its continuous development and improvement in practice. The determination, sincerity and great efforts of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government to establish and develop democracy in Hong Kong are obvious to all.
The white paper stated that in recent years, the anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong forces have aimed at seizing the governance of the SAR and implementing the "color revolution", challenging the bottom line of the principle of "one country, two systems", impacting the constitutional order of the SAR, undermining the rule of law in Hong Kong, and endangering national security and harming Hong Kong. Various activities of prosperity and stability. Facts have repeatedly shown that the anti-China forces and the external hostile forces behind them are the chief culprits that hinder the democratic development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The white paper points out that the Communist Party of China and the central government have made major decisions to improve the exercise of comprehensive governance over the special administrative region in accordance with the Constitution and the basic law, improve the relevant institutional mechanisms for the implementation of the Constitution and the basic law, promote the establishment and improvement of the legal system and implementation mechanism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security, improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and firmly implement the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong. This series of measures to address both the symptoms and the root causes have promoted a major turning point in the situation in Hong Kong from chaos to governance, and pushed the democratic development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region back on the right track.
The white paper points out that the development and improvement of democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative region is of great significance to safeguarding the democratic rights of Hong Kong residents, achieving good governance and good governance, and ensuring the long-term prosperity, stability and stability of Hong Kong. "One country, two systems" provides a fundamental guarantee for the democratic development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. To ensure that the practice of "one country, two systems" is stable and far-reaching, and to continue to promote the development of democracy in Hong Kong, we must resolutely implement the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong. It is necessary to explore a path of democratic development with Hong Kong characteristics in accordance with the principle of "one country, two systems" and the basic Law, in line with Hong Kong's political, economic, social, cultural and historical conditions.
The white paper said that as a great pioneering work of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government, the practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong has achieved great success, showing strong vitality and institutional resilience. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government have the confidence, wisdom and ability to manage and build well not only the mainland with the socialist system, but also Hong Kong with the capitalist system, and to build and develop democracy in line with the actual situation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region.
The white paper pointed out that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is ushering in a new stage of bringing order out of chaos, governance and prosperity. A Hong Kong with political democracy, sound rule of law, freedom and openness, tolerance and harmony, prosperity and stability, with the motherland in mind and facing the world will surely be better presented to the world, and the practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong will surely achieve greater success.

Source: People's Daily Online