NPC to decide on HK election methods  

香港特首梁振英向全国人大常委会提交有关报告

香港特别行政区行政长官梁振英15日向全国人大常委会提交了《关于香港特别行政区2017年行政长官及2016年立法会产生办法是否需要修改的报告》。全国人大常委会办公厅有关负责人接收了香港特区政府有关官员呈交的该报告。 [查看全文]

China's top legislature has received a report from Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on possible revisions to how the region's chief executive and local legislature will be elected in future, it confirmed on Tuesday.

Under the Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) has final say on whether to revise the election methods of Hong Kong SAR's chief executive in 2017 and its Legislative Council in 2016, said a statement from the top legislature.

The report from Leung is based on the results of a public consultation by the Hong Kong SAR government from Dec 4 last year to May 3, the statement said.

The NPC Standing Committee will make the decision according to laws, it added.

The current chief executive was elected by an election committee in 2012. In 2017, Hong Kong plans to introduce universal suffrage in the election.