This undated photo shows the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG – The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday strongly condemned a joint statement made by some Western countries smearing Hong Kong's Legislative Council election.
A spokesperson of the office issued a statement after the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain as well as the US secretary of state released the joint statement vilifying the just-concluded seventh-term LegCo election in the HKSAR.
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Held successfully, the LegCo election has been highly recognized and welcomed by the Hong Kong society, the spokesperson said, dismissing the joint statement by the Western countries as a cliché defaming and interfering in the Hong Kong affairs.
Hong Kong's implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle and its democratic development have been brought back on the right track
Spokesperson, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR
The liaison office spokesperson expressed the office's strong indignation at such a clumsy political trick and gross interference in China's internal affairs.
Certain Western countries are undermining Hong Kong's prosperity, stability and democratic process, the spokesperson said.
With the national security law and the improved electoral system in Hong Kong, the office has great confidence in the SAR for developing democracy that fits its reality and having a bright future for development, said the spokesperson.
It is a blessing to Hong Kong residents as the SAR put an end to the social turmoil that has been intertwined with election cycles and political disputes over the years, rebuilt a new election culture with rationality and formed a model for high-quality and substantive democracy, the spokesperson said.
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Hong Kong's implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle and its democratic development have been brought back on the right track, added the spokesperson.