OnSaturday,China'stoplegislatureadoptedadecisiontoapplythenewly-adoptedNationalAnthemLawintheHongKongandMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegions.Accordingtothedecision
Gathering supports interpretation on taking oath of office
Officials and lawmakers in Hong Kong must pledge with sincerity their loyalty to the Basic Law, or Hong Kong's mini-constitution, before they can assume office, the top legislature said on Monday.
The Standing Committee of the twelfth National People's Congress on Monday adopted the interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China at its twenty-fourth Session.
The Standing Committee of the twelfth National People's Congress on Monday adopted the interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China at its twenty-fourth Session.
The interpretation of Hong Kong Basic Law is a necessary step to safeguard the legal foundation of the special administrative region.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Monday that the Chief Executive and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government support China's top legislature's interpretation to the Article 104 of Hong Kong Basic Law and will take the responsibility to implement the Basic Law interpretation.
A spokesperson with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Monday issued a statement hailing the adoption of an interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) as "absolutely necessary" and timely.
China's top legislature on Monday adopted an interpretation to Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
Reform in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) must follow the Basic Law and any attempt to destabilize the territory through "street politics" will not win the hearts and minds of Hong Kong's people, according to an article under the byline of Chinese ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming.
Mainland Basic Law Committee chairman Li Fei said on Saturday that under the Basic Law, only the future nominating committee will have the right to elect the Chief Executive (CE) of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam claimed that under the constraints of seats at the venue, only seven Legislative Councilors will be invited to the luncheon with visiting top Chinese mainland lawmaker.
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