国内英语新闻:Advancing "one country, two systems" shared mission of central gov't, HK: Hu

HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Sunday advancing the cause of "one country, two systems" is the shared mission of the central government and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Hong Kong's remarkable achievement proves that the "one country, two systems" is the best solution to the Hong Kong question left over from history and the best institutional arrangement for the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong after its return to the motherland, Hu said at the inaugural ceremony of the fourth- term government of the HKSAR and Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

"We must stay committed to keeping a balance between adhering to the 'one country' principle and respecting the differences of the 'two systems', between upholding the authority of the central government and ensuring a high degree of autonomy of the HKSAR, between safeguarding the overall national interests and protecting the interests of various social sectors of Hong Kong, and between supporting Hong Kong in actively conducting exchanges with the outside world and opposing interference by external forces in Hong Kong affairs," Hu said.