Published 03:46 IST, November 2nd 2019
China says 'won't tolerate national security threats in Hong Kong'
Reportedly, after a meeting between top officials, China will look into and structure the way in which the leader of Hong Kong will be replaced and appointed
Reportedly, after a meeting between the top officials, China will look into and structure the way in which the leader of Hong Kong will be replaced and appointed. According to reports, it will not tolerate any more instances of separatism or for that matter any threat to national security. The anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous state of Hong Kong have posed a major challenge to Chinese President, Xi Jinping since he became the President in the year 2012.
'Hong Kong a very important topic'
In a public address, a parliament representative, Shen Chunyao, stated that the issue of the former British colony was a very important topic that was discussed in a closed-door, four-day meeting of the Communist party's leaders in Beijing. Shen further added that the meeting stressed the notion that the one country system is the foundation for the two systems. He also said that the communist party will extend its support to the governments of the Special Administrative Regions in order to strengthen its efforts in terms of law enforcement.
The "Basic Law"
The former British colony, Hong Kong's, four-post handover chief executives have been decided by a small election panel filled with Chinese loyalists. The "Basic Law" in Hong Kong states that the main aim is the selection of the chief executive is by the use of universal suffrage based upon the nomination by a nominating committee.
Shen further added that the ruling party will uphold the sense of national sovereignty, security and protect the prosperity and political stability of Hong Kong and will not accept any challenge to the "one country, two systems" policy.
He also said that the party will also not tolerate any act of endangering the peace of the country and will completely put a stop to external forces responsible for carrying out separatist, infiltration or destructive activities.
A move for pro-democracy
In what began as protests in opposition to a now-withdrawn extradition bill that sent convicts to mainland China for their trials, has now evolved into a pro-democracy protest against China's grip on the state of Hong Kong. Protesters said that it was subverting the idea of "one country, two systems" when the Asian Financial Hub was handed back to China in the year 1997, guaranteeing a sense of freedom not found in China.
(With inputs from agencies)
Updated 03:47 IST, November 2nd 2019