HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will strive to complete amending local laws related to the electoral system as soon as possible, an official said on Friday.

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai made the remarks at a meeting of the Legislative Council (LegCo) subcommittee on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR.

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The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, recently adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR at the fourth session of the 13th NPC.

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said the HKSAR government has started to sort out related local electoral laws which need to be amended

The NPC Standing Committee will review the draft amendments to Annex I and Annex II to the HKSAR Basic Law during its 27th session scheduled on March 29-30. The two annexes govern respectively the selection method of the HKSAR chief executive and the formation method of and the voting procedures in the LegCo.

Tsang said the HKSAR government has started to sort out related local electoral laws which need to be amended.

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After the NPC Standing Committee completes the amendment of the two annexes, the HKSAR government will finish revising related local electoral laws according to the amended annexes and submit the draft bills to the LegCo as soon as possible, Tsang said, adding that efforts will also be made to introduce the draft bills to the general public.

After the HKSAR government submitted the draft bills to the LegCo, the subcommittee under the LegCo House Committee can be transformed into a bill committee and push forward a speedy review of the draft bills.