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. custom wristbands ukprinted wristbandscheap custom wristbands
Election methods of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China were approved at a presidium meeting on Friday afternoon in the Great Hall of the People. It was the presidium's second meeting of the 19th CPC National Congress. The meeting, presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, approved the draft resolutions on the report of the 18th CPC Central Committee, the work report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the amendment to the Constitution of the CPC. The three draft resolutions will be submitted to all delegations to the congress for discussion. Liu Yunshan, secretary-general of the congress, briefed the presidium on proposed lists of the names of nominees to be candidates for members and alternate members of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The meeting decided to submit the proposed name lists to all delegations for consideration. A name list of ballot scrutinizers was also approved by the presidium and will be ratified by the congress before the final vote begins.
