Chinese Premier Meets Hong Kong Chief Executive 23 November
Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
[By reporter Zhang Yong: "Wen Jiabao Meets With Donald Tsang"]
Beijing, 23 Nov (Xinhua) – State Council Premier Wen Jiabao met at Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, on 23 November with Donald Tsang, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, who had come to Beijing to report on the performance of his duties.
After listening to Donald Tsang’s report, Wen Jiabao fully affirmed the work of the new term of the government of the special administrative region. He said that since its inauguration, the government has carried out steady administration, made pragmatic progress, and effectively done various aspects of work so that the favourable situation of prosperity and stability in Hong Kong has been further developed. Wen Jiabao emphasized that the Central Government will, as always, adhere to the principle of “one country, two systems” and the Basic Law, and go all out to support the administration according law by the chief executive and the government of the special administrative region and to support Hong Kong’s efforts to realize greater development. He encouraged Donald Tsang and the government of the special administrative region to continue to strive to forge ahead, and unite and lead the broad masses of Hong Kong residents in raising various construction undertakings to a new and higher level.
Also present at the meeting were Wu Yi, vice premier of the State Council, Tang Jiaxuan, state councillor, Hua Jianmin, state councillor and concurrently secretary general of the State Council, and Liao Hui, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council.
Originally published by Xinhua news agency domestic service, Beijing, in Chinese 0859 23 Nov 07.
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