Constitutional reform to enter new stage: CY Leung  

梁振英：香港政改即将进入关键时刻

香港特区行政长官梁振英19日表示，全国人民代表大会常务委员会将就他提交的政改报告作决定，政改即将进入关键时刻，希望社会各界能与中央达成共识，落实2017年一人一票普选行政长官。 [查看全文]

Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung said on Tuesday that the National People's Congress Standing Committee will soon make a decision on his report on constitutional reform, ushering in a new stage for this reform.

Leung spoke to reporters ahead of an Executive Council meeting Tuesday. He called on people to work with the Central Government to reach a consensus on universal suffrage to elect the Chief Executive in 2017.

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It would be a great step forward to allow more than 5 million eligible voters to elect Hong Kong's Chief Executive for the first time in history, he said.

Leung said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has been working hard to reach a consensus within the Hong Kong society and with the Central Government, and it will continue its efforts.

He also urged the people to express their views in a peaceful, rational and lawful manner and not to use means that upset social order and stability, adding Hong Kong is an open society that respects different opinions.

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