Central Gov't Sincere about Universal Suffrage

　　The central government's chief liaison¹ in Hong Kong has gone on record saying authorities on the mainland are sincere in achieving universal suffrage² for Hong Kong.

 

　　CRI's Su Yi has more.

 

　　Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Liaison Office of the Chinese Central People's Government in Hong Kong, has made the comments during a lunch meeting with the city's Legislative³ Council.

 

　　Zhang Xiaoming is calling for the combined effort of everyone in Hong Kong to make universal suffrage a reality.

 

　　"If we want to achieve universal suffrage sooner, we need to follow the track of the Basic Law and the related decisions of China's top legislature, and avoid taking a wrong path."

 

　　Zhang also says the process needs to adhere to the current governing principle of "one country, two systems".

 

　　"Hong Kong is not a country. It's an administrative⁴ region of PRC with high autonomy. Therefore, when we are designing the universal suffrage system of Hong Kong, we must comply with the "One Country, Two Systems" principle and make sure the country's sovereignty safety and the central government's legal rights are well protected."

 

　　Commenting on the so-called 'Occupy Central' movement which calls for a mass demonstration⁵ to bring the Central hub of Hong Kong to a stand-still, the chief liaison says he is against it, saying it violates the law of Hong Kong and does harm to young people.

 

　　Ahead of the lunch meeting, Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung has issued a statement, saying Beijing has always acted strictly⁶ in accordance with Hong Kong's Basic Law.

 

　　Leung also says the SAR government is happy to see communication between representatives of the central government and Hong Kong lawmakers.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Su Yi.

1 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

2 suffrage   

n.投票，选举权，参政权

参考例句：

• The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance.妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执。
• The voters gave their suffrage to him.投票人都投票选他。

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

4 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

6 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。