BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China should step up guard against mutant COVID-19 strains as the pandemic continues to rage worldwide, a national political advisor has said. "We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, with the coronavirus rapidly mutating and evolving worldwide.
HONG KONG, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Friday that the HKSAR government will fully cooperate with the central authorities to improve the SAR's electoral system by enacting local legislation to implement the improvement measures, with a view to faithfully putting the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" into practice. Lam made the remarks in a statement on Friday in response to the National People's Congress (NPC)' deliberation at the fourth session of the 13th NPC on a draft decision on improving the electoral system in the HKSAR in a bid to implement "patriots administering Hong Kong," saying she and the HKSAR government fully respect that the central government takes the lead to improve Hong Kong's electoral system.
MACAO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Friday voiced firm support to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, in deliberating a draft decision on improving the electoral system in the Hong Kong SAR. The draft decision provides solid institutional guarantee for fully implementing the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong," a spokesperson of the office said.
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the schedules for the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Saturday. -- NPC deputies will hold a plenary meeting and group meetings to deliberate the government work report and review the draft outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for national economic and social development and the long-range objectives through the year 2035.
