Top legislator on Macau鈥檚 future
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China鈥檚 top legislator Li Zhanshu on Tuesday called for efforts to promote the successful practice of 鈥渙ne country, two systems鈥 with Macau鈥檚 characteristics in accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region.
Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People鈥檚 Congress, made the remarks at a symposium marking the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the Basic Law of the Macau SAR.
The successful implementation of the Basic Law in Macau has proven that only by forging a broad sense of national identity across the society, can the Basic Law be fully and faithfully carried out; only by safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, can Macau maintain long-term prosperity and stability; and only by including the Macau in the country鈥檚 governance system and overall development, can Macau progress toward a new, bright future, Li said.
He stressed that upholding the 鈥渙ne country, two systems鈥 principle and advancing the reunification of China is a basic policy in upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
Li raised four points for the comprehensive, faithful and effective implementation of the Basic Law in Macau:
Firstly, governance of the Macau should be strictly based on the Constitution and the Basic Law of the SAR.
Secondly, the central government鈥檚 overall jurisdiction over the Macau as well as the SAR鈥檚 high degree of autonomy should be both carried out in accordance with the law. The central government鈥檚 overall jurisdiction is the condition and foundation for authorizing the Macau to exercise a high degree of autonomy.
The two are interconnected and consistent with each other and can not be separated or counterposed under any circumstance.
Thirdly, the institutions for maintaining national security should continuously be improved to guard against external interference in Macau affairs and to thwart acts of secession, subversion, infiltration and sabotage.
Finally, unremitting efforts must be made to improve the publicity of the Constitution and the Basic Law to promote the spirit of the rule of law.
Li added upholding the 鈥渙ne country, two systems鈥 principle, maintaining the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau, and pushing forward the peaceful reunification of the country signify a significant strength of China鈥檚 state institutions and governance system.
Macau鈥檚 economy has achieved continuous growth since its return to the motherland in 1999, said Li, adding that Macau鈥檚 GDP surged from 51.9 billion patacas (US$6.4 billion) in 1999 to 444.7 billion patacas in 2018 and GDP per capita grew from 120,000 patacas in 1999 to 670,000 patacas in 2018, ranking among the top in the world.
On relations between 鈥渙ne country鈥 and 鈥渢wo systems,鈥 Li said 鈥渙ne country鈥 is the premise and basis of the 鈥渢wo systems,鈥 and the 鈥渢wo systems鈥 are subordinate to, derived from and united under 鈥渙ne country.鈥
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