Industry leaders back HK reforms

Major business figures say moves will pave way for city's economic revival

Leading industry figures in Hong Kong said that the measures to rectify the city's political system will pave the way for the special administrative region's economic revival.

They expressed their hopes after the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, started to deliberate on a draft decision on improving Hong Kong's electoral system. The improvement will see changes to the formation, size and function of its legislature and Election Committee, which picks the city's leader, to ensure only patriots administer the city.

Henry Tan, a Hong Kong deputy to the NPC and chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong, said he expected the city would have a bright future led by patriotic political leaders once the system is improved.