"Celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the 16th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong provincial CPPCC members' Association" was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on the 16th. The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech, saying that with the implementation of the national security law and the improvement of the electoral system in Hong Kong, a solid foundation has been laid for the stability and long-term development of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong. On the same day, guests attending the ceremony also included liangzhenying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Li Jiachao, chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Tan Tieniu, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, liuguangyuan, Commissioner of the office of the special commissioner of the Ministry of foreign affairs in Hong Kong, sunqingye, deputy director of the office of the Central People's government for the maintenance of national security in Hong Kong, chenmaobo, financial secretary of the HKSAR government The Secretary for justice, Ms Eva Cheng, and guests from various friendly groups, the business community and the media. In her speech, Mrs Lam said that the national security law and the improvement of the electoral system in Hong Kong have established a legal system and enforcement mechanism for maintaining national security in Hong Kong, improved the electoral system in line with the constitutional order, ensured the stability of "one country, two systems", and enabled Hong Kong to embark on a new journey of governance and prosperity. "One country, two systems" is already one of the advantages of the national governance system. I believe that as long as Hong Kong takes "one country" as its foundation and ensures that patriots govern Hong Kong, Hong Kong will surely create more brilliance. In his speech at the ceremony, Tan Tieniu said that since Hong Kong's return to China, it has experienced challenges such as the Asian financial crisis, the revision of regulations and the COVID-19, but the practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong has achieved universally recognized success. Over the past 16 years, the association of CPPCC members at the provincial level in Hong Kong has united and led the vast number of CPPCC members at the provincial level in Hong Kong to firmly defend "one country, two systems" and the basic law, resolutely support the central government's guidelines and policies towards Hong Kong, fully implement the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong", and play an important role in supporting the chief executive and the SAR Government in administering Hong Kong in accordance with the law. Zhengxiangling, chairman of the association of provincial CPPCC members in Hong Kong, said in her speech at the ceremony that as a CPPCC member, we should better give play to the "dual positive role" of the members, improve our ability to master social conditions and public opinion and do a good job in grass-roots work, play a greater role in telling the "Hong Kong Story" and helping the special region government to govern according to law, and strengthen the training of reserve forces for patriotism and love for Hong Kong, especially young political talents. Shi Ronghuai, chairman of the association of provincial CPPCC members in Hong Kong, said in his speech at the ceremony that the association would continue to firmly support the SAR government and the chief executive in their governance according to law, the practice of "one country, two systems" and the implementation of the basic law, and help the SAR government improve people's livelihood and solve deep-seated contradictions; Integrate "Hong Kong's strengths and national needs" into the overall situation of national development. (Xinhua News Agency)