A resident signs a petition in support of the decision by the nation's top legislature on improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s electoral system in Wan Chai on March 12, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - China's top legislature on Tuesday adopted the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), fully reflecting the common aspirations of all Chinese people, including compatriots in Hong Kong, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. 

We are convinced that the new electoral system will help foster a better political, social, legal and business environment and usher in brighter development prospects for Hong Kong.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson

The spokesperson said that it is a move to systemically revise and improve the methods for the selection of the chief executive of the HKSAR and for the formation of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR.

It will provide strong institutional safeguards for the full and faithful implementation of the "one country, two systems" policy and the "patriots administering Hong Kong" principle, and ensuring the stability of Hong Kong in the long run, the spokesperson noted.

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The move to improve the electoral system of the HKSAR aims to develop, in a gradual and orderly manner, a democratic system that is in line with the constitutional order of Hong Kong and suits the actual situation of Hong Kong, the spokesperson said.

It will better ensure extensive and balanced political participation of Hong Kong residents; serve the interests of all social strata, sectors and parties of Hong Kong society; help improve the governance efficacy of the HKSAR; and safeguard the fundamental interests of Hong Kong and promote its long-term development, according to the spokesperson.

Hong Kong's democratic system will never copy that of other countries or regions, but must conform to the "one country, two systems" policy, said a spokersperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council 

"We are convinced that the new electoral system will help foster a better political, social, legal and business environment and usher in brighter development prospects for Hong Kong," the spokesperson said. 

In a separate statement, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council also pledged to firmly support the top legislature in adopting the amended annexes to the Basic Law.

Hong Kong's political power organ and bodies of administration must always be firmly in the hands of those who love the motherland and Hong Kong to completely eliminate the risk of a "color revolution" instigated by external forces and their political agents, the spokesperson said.

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Hong Kong's democratic system will never copy the political models of other countries or regions, but must conform to the "one country, two systems" policy and proceed from Hong Kong's actual situation, according to the statement.

The formulation and implementation of the National Security Law in the HKSAR and the improvement of the HKSAR electoral system serve the same ultimate goal, which is ensuring the implementation of the "one country, two systems" policy remains on the right path, the spokesperson said.

Through efforts, the practice of the "one country, two systems" policy in the HKSAR will surely gain new vigor and vitality.