Wang Guangya claims mainstream public opinion supports stability
GARY.CHEUNG@SCMP.COM
PUBLISHED : Friday, 01 January, 2016, 4:52pm
UPDATED : Friday, 01 January, 2016, 4:52pm
Wang wrote that the two special administrative regions could be a model for the rest of the country. Photo: Dickson Lee
A top Beijing official in charge of Hong Kong affairs has identified promoting harmony and pursuing development as the key tasks for the city and Macau.
In a write-up published in the latest issue of Beijing-loyalist Bauhinia magazine, Wang Guangya, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, said he firmly believed the two special administrative regions would continue to make a unique and crucial contribution to the country’s developement.
“The market economy in Hong Kong and Macau is sound, mature and highly open,” he wrote. “They can help the country link with the global economy.”
Wang said pursuing development, safeguarding stability and promoting harmony were desired by mainstream public opinion in Hong Kong and Macau.
“Differences could be narrowed if all sides look at the big picture and strive to seek common ground,” the top official said.
Wang said the established city management system in Hong Kong and Macau could serve as reference for improving the relevant system in the country.
He added that the ‘One Belt, One Road’ strategy, Beijing’s push to drive cooperation among countries in Eurasia along the ancient Silk Road trading route to form a cohesive economic area, was conducive to maintaining long-term prosperity in the two special administrative regions.
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