Professor Liao Fan: Differences Between Hong Kong and Macao and the Future Prospect of Hong Kong

On December 16, 2019, Professor Liao Fan, a research fellow and the head of Department of Research Coordination and International Cooperation of CASS Institute of International Law, was interviewed by the China Global TV Network (CGTN) program “Asia Today” on the differences between Hong Kong and Macao and the prospect of Hong Kong.

 

In the interview, the TV hostess pointed out that although both Hong Kong and Macao implement “One Country, Two Systems”, the situations in the two special administrative regions are very different: Macao is enjoying prosperity and rapid development while Hong Kong is struggling in chaos. She asked Professor Liao what have caused this difference. In answering this question, Professor Liao Fan pointed out that there are many causes for the current differences of situation between Hong Kong and Macao, such the scale of economy and comparative advantages, but one thing needs to be stressed: compared to Hong Kong, Macao has adhered more firmly to and implemented more thoroughly the principle of “One Country”. For example, Macao has adopted national security legislation in accordance with Article 23 of the Basic Law of Macao SAR and carried out more vigorously the national education campaign with the Constitution and the Basic Law as its core. All these have been very conducive to strengthening the connection between Macao and the Mainland, and created favorable environment for the development of Macao and made clear to the people of Macao, Mainland and the whole world that Macao is an inseparable part of China, thereby enhancing the confidence of Macao people in the stability of Macao.