Hong Kong assured of bright future in long run

Foreign diplomats and business group leaders in Hong Kong voiced their confidence on Wednesday in the city's brighter future, especially with President Xi Jinping's commitment to adhere to the "one country, two systems" principle in the long run.

They made the remarks at a seminar held by the Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On June 30 and July 1, Xi inspected the HKSAR and made an important speech to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

David Graham, executive director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, said Xi's speech conveyed a "very positive" message, with the emphasis that Hong Kong's distinctive advantages, such as its status of being an international financial hub and its common law legal system, will be maintained and consolidated under "one country, two systems" in the long run. It brings certainty to the international business community, he added.