The National People's Congress has earlier adopted the decision to improve HK's electoral system. The HK government is facing a tight schedule to complete local legislation after the Standing Committee of the NPC amends Annex I and Annex II to the HKSAR's Basic Law.
DotDotNews invites Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng for an exclusive interview. Cheng says that the Department of Justice will strictly follow the NPC’s decision and relevant laws when carrying out the legislative work.
In the meantime, the U.S. has recently made some adjustments to its electoral system while imposing sanctions on Chinese officials over HK's reform.
"That's a clear manifestation of double standards. They make all these uncalled-for comments. It’s absolutely unfair," says Cheng.
What preparatory work will the Department of Justice do in regard to the relevant law amendments? What will HK do to achieve the goal to become a center for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region, as mentioned in the country's 14th Five-year Plan? Watch the video to find out.
（有片） 鄭若驊：美方「制裁」不公平不合理 批雙重標準
全國人大日前通過完善香港選舉制度的決定，香港本地的立法工作有待全國人大常委完成修訂基本法附件一和附件二後開展。律政司司長鄭若驊接受點新聞DotDotNews專訪時表示，律政司會全面配合政府修訂選舉條例的工作，確保和全國人大的決定一致並符合相關法律安排。
鄭若驊又指出，不同國家有不同的民主選舉制度，美國允許本國修改選舉法例，卻對他國修改選舉法例說三道四，無疑是雙重標準，違反了國際法的基本準則。
律政司對於未來的本地立法工作有什麼計劃？香港將如何發揮自身優勢，將自身打造成亞太地區的國際法律及解決爭議服務中心，以更好地融入國家的「十四五」規劃？想知道更多，請去片。
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