Constitutional Development

194.         Regarding constitutional development, we will promote and achieve the ultimate aim of universal suffrage in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Law and the relevant decisions of the Standing Committee of the NPC.

195.         The Government will launch a comprehensive consultation on the election methods of the Chief Executive in 2017 and the Legislative Council in 2016 and initiate the constitutional procedures at an appropriate juncture. We hope that the various sectors of the community and different political parties in the Legislative Council will act in the overall and long-term interests of Hong Kong, respect different views and engage in rational and pragmatic discussions in order to reach a consensus on the way forward for the democratic development of Hong Kong.

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