China's central government Friday said it supported the Hong Konggovernment and police's decision to disperse and clear the Occupy protest sites.
The central government "fully agrees and firmly supports" the Hong Kong governmentand police's decisions to stop these illegal activities, thereby maintaining social order andsafeguarding the rule of law, said a statement from the State Council Hong Kong andMacao Affairs Office.
Hong Kong authorities cleared occupy sites in Admiralty on Thursday and traffic in frontof the government headquarters was moving again before midnight.
Protestors for the Occupy Central movement had erected a traffic blockade in downtownHong Kong, seriously undermining Hong Kong's social order, economy, democraticprogress and rule of law, the statement said.
"We have noticed that the clearance operation was well received and welcomed by theresidents of Hong Kong," the statement said.
The statement reiterated that the central government will continue implementing thepolicies of "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law as well as supporting HongKong's democratic progress.
"We hope that Hong Kong's society will engage rational and pragmatic discussions andaccumulate consensus about its political development within the boundaries of the BasicLaw and decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of National People's Congress," itsaid.
The central government expects Hong Kong to follow the "five-step" process to realizeuniversal suffrage in the election of the region's next chief executive in 2017.
The Occupy protest has not won the favor of the Hong Kong people, the statementcontinued.
It also urged the Hong Kong society to "learn from this experience" and think calmly andcarefully about the future of Hong Kong.
The people of Hong Kong should have a better understanding and implementation of the"one country, two systems" principles, it said.
The region should seize the opportunities presented by reform and economic developmentand fully take advantage of its unique developments, under the bigger picture of protectingthe country's sovereignty, security and interests as well as its long-term stability andprosperity, the statement said.
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