Zhang Xiaoming, Director of the Liaison Office of the Chinese Central People's Government in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on June 16 that the Central Government's sincerity toward universal suffrage in Hong Kong is undoubted, and the whole process must follow the course set in 2007 by the HKSAR Basic Law and the National People's Congress Standing Committee.

"We should get to know clearly the terms and regulations of the Basic Law concerning the Chief Executive and Legislative Council elections to find what problems are yet to be solved and what problems have already been tackled," Zhang said.

"Then we should concentrate on studying those unsolved problems, explore their possible solutions and finally have a concrete solution plan. That would be the right approach," he said.

Zhang stressed that the HKSAR's approach to universal suffrage must be compatible with its administrative status, comply with the principle of "one country, two systems" and respect the relationship between Hong Kong and the Central Government, adding that the electoral setup must ensure state sovereignty and the Central Government's lawful rights.