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1) We promptly and appropriately dealt with problems related to the case of election bribery in
Liaoning Province, working resolutely to uphold the authority and sanctity of the system of people’s

congresses.

The voting bribery case in Liaoning Province was the first major case of its kind
to have occurred at the provincial level since the founding of the People’s Republic of
China. The perpetrators seriously violated Party discipline, state laws, and the
requirements of the intra-Party electoral system and the electoral system of the

people’s congresses. After the deputies to the Liaoning Provincial People’s Congress
involved in the case had their qualifications revoked in accordance with relevant laws,
those who were members of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial
People’s Congress were removed from their positions in accordance with the law. The

Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People’s Congress, having had over
half of its members removed, was unable to convene meetings and carry out its duties.
In order to promptly and appropriately resolve this unprecedented and exceptional
issue, the NPC Standing Committee acted on the basis of the Constitution and
relevant legal principles to make creative institutional arrangements. At the

provisionally convened 23rd meeting of the NPC Standing Committee on September
13, 2016, we deliberated and approved the report of the Credentials Committee to
revoke, in accordance with the law, the qualifications of 45 NPC deputies elected by

the Liaoning Provincial People’s Congress for bribing voters. At the meeting, we also
deliberated and approved a decision stipulating that the 12th Liaoning Provincial
People’s Congress shall set up a preparatory committee to exercise certain functions
and powers on behalf of its Standing Committee and shall take charge of the
preparatory work for the convocation of its Seventh Session.

Our handling of the Liaoning case in accordance with the law and Party discipline
fully reflects the Party Central Committee’s clear stand and strong resolve for
advancing China’s law-based governance and ensuring strict Party self-governance. No
violation of our socialist democracy or rule of law in any form shall be tolerated.

2) We produced the interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special

Administrative Region in accordance with the law to firmly oppose any attempt at secession of Hong
Kong from our country.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inseparable part of the
People’s Republic of China. To attempt “Hong Kong independence” is to attempt

secession, a serious violation of the “one country, two systems” principle, the
Constitution of China, and the Basic Law of Hong Kong. The NPC Standing
Committee, exercising power entrusted to it by the Constitution and the Basic Law,
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