A man walks through exchange square in the central business district of Hong Kong on June 21, 2018. [Photo/VCG] HONG KONG - Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Sunday that she has even greater confidence in Hong Kong one year after she and the current-term HKSAR government were sworn in. In my speech at the inauguration ceremony on July 1 last year, I said that we had no reason to lose confidence if we looked closely and rationally at what we had achieved over the past two decades since our return to the motherland, Lam said. After a year of leading the government to demonstrate a new style of governance, perform new roles and implement a new fiscal philosophy, I have even greater confidence in Hong Kong, she added. Lam made the remarks at a reception to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the establishment of the HKSAR. Lam said that during the past year the HKSAR government upheld the principle of one country by maintaining an absolutely clear stance and showing no tolerance for any act that would hit the country's bottom line. Meanwhile, the HKSAR government made good use of the advantages of two systems and actively participated in the Belt and Road Iitiative and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, she added. Over the past year, Hong Kong enjoyed robust economic growth, with a 3.8-percent increase in real GDP in 2017 and an even higher 4.7-percent growth in the first quarter of 2018, while the unemployment rate dropped to a 20-year low of 2.8 percent and people's earnings registered real improvements in general, Lam said, adding that economic growth provides the HKSAR government with necessary resources for the continuous improvement of people's livelihood. The current-term HKSAR government had a good start which was strongly supported by the central government and underpinned by mutual respect and understanding, as well as joint efforts of different sectors, Lam said. She called for sustaining this good situation by fully and faithfully implementing one country, two systems, and maintaining confidence in Hong Kong's rule of law and unique advantages, as well as patiently nurturing Hong Kong's young people into a new generation with a sense of national identity, an affection for Hong Kong and an international perspective. About 2,000 guests, including representatives of the central government and HKSAR government, foreign diplomatic missions and celebrities in Hong Kong, attended a flag raising ceremony earlier in the morning and the reception at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. woven braceletscustom silicone braceletsblack rubber braceletscheap rubber wristbandsyouth wristbandscustom rubber bands
Draft bases changes on new conditions and missions to add strength, vigor The Communist Party of China is expected to amend its constitution at the upcoming 19th CPC National Congress next month by adding key theoretical viewpoints and strategic thoughts. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee deliberated and produced a draft amendment to the constitution at a meeting on Monday presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Appropriately amending the constitution at the National Congress based on new conditions and missions promotes the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics and Party building, according to a statement released after the meeting. The statement said the amendments should include the key theories and strategic thoughts presented by a work report to be delivered at the National Congress. The amended constitution should fully embody the latest Sinicization of Marxism, the new governance concepts and thoughts and strategies of the CPC Central Committee since the 18th CPC National Congress, as well as the fresh experiences in adhering to and strengthening Party leadership, and in strict Party governance, according to the statement. The amendment should make the Party more vigorous and stronger, and enable it to keep a close connection with the people, it said. The draft amendment will be submitted to the seventh plenary meeting of the 18th CPC Central Committee, which will be held on Oct 11, a week ahead of the scheduled National Congress. Theoretical amendments have a profound significance in leading the direction of the Party and society as a whole into the future, said Wu Hui, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC. "In a detailed way, the constitution should be amended to strengthen discipline inspections, Party building and governance," he said. Original thoughts developed by the Party since the 18th CPC National Congress, including strict Party governance and the supply-side structural reform, have strategic significance to form a system of thoughts, said Liu Chun, vice-president of the graduate school at the Party school. Monday's meeting also discussed the work report presented by the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to the 19th CPC National Congress and reviewed a report on the implementation of the eight-point frugality code in the past five years. Zhou Jin and Xinhua contributed to this story.
