Lam espouses 'one country, two systems'

HK CE calls on people to back principle, which she expects to continue after 2047

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said she believed the "one country, two systems" principle will continue beyond 2047, as long as the special administrative region can uphold and fully implement the principle.

Lam, in her first appearance in the Legislative Council this year for a question-and-answer session, said so long as the SAR strives to comprehensively implement the "one country, two systems" principle for the benefit of Hong Kong people, there will be sufficient reasons to believe that the institutional arrangement will go far, without the need for change.

The Hong Kong leader acknowledged that the monthslong social unrest has reflected residents' lack of confidence in the "one country, two systems" principle. But she stressed that the SAR is an inseparable part of China, while the city is granted a high degree of autonomy.