President Hu Jintao met in Hong Kong Saturday morning
with Tung Chee-hwa, vice chairman of the National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
During the meeting with Tung, former and the first chief
executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR),
Hu said that Tung had done a lot of pioneering work to successfully
carry out the "one country, two systems" principle in Hong Kong. He
linked the present good situation in Hong Kong to the foundation
work done by Tung while he was chief executive.
Since Tung took up the post of CPPCC vice chairman, he has shown
great zeal and given play to his advantages in doing useful jobs
for the country, Hu said.
Hu expressed his hope that Tung will continue to show concern
for Hong Kong affairs and contribute his wisdom and strength to the
development and progress of the country.
Tung said the hard-earned good situation in Hong Kong is closely
related to the support of the central government and people of the
whole country. "We are proud of Hong Kong's achievements over the
past decade since Hong Kong returned to China, and we are proud of
the development and progress of China."
Hu arrived in Hong Kong on Friday to attend the celebrations
marking the10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China and the
swearing-in ceremony of the third-term government of the HKSAR.
(Xinhua News Agency June 30, 2007)