9.         We will uphold our core values, implement "One Country, Two Systems" in accordance with the Basic Law, and properly manage the relationship between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

10.         Hong Kong has reunified with our motherland. Under the principle of "One Country, Two Systems", Hong Kong people administer Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy. As a Special Administrative Region of our country, we receive strong and steadfast support from our country. Capitalising on the advantages of "One Country, Two Systems", we have not only opened up the vast Mainland market as our economic hinterland, but also enhanced Hong Kong's status as an international hub of financial services, trade and shipping. We have made gradual and orderly progress in our democratic development in accordance with the Basic Law and relevant decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). Therefore, upholding the sovereignty of our country and the authority of the Basic Law is in the overall and long-term interests of Hong Kong. It is also the responsibility of every Hong Kong citizen.

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