BEIJING – State Councilor Shen Yiqin yesterday said that Chinese modernization offers broad prospects for women from Hong Kong and Macau to realize their aspirations, noting that she expects them to make greater contributions to this cause.
Shen, also president of the All-China Women’s Federation, made the remarks while meeting with a delegation composed of the federation’s executive committee members and specially invited delegates from Hong Kong and Macau.
Shen praised members of the delegation for their contributions to national development and their support for the law-based administration work of the governments and chief executives of the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions.
She called on those in attendance to unite and lead women from Hong Kong and Macau to fully, faithfully, and resolutely implement the “One Country, Two Systems” policy, and to support Hong Kong and Macau in better integrating themselves into China’s overall development.
Shen also said that she expects women from Hong Kong and Macau to contribute further to the promotion of Chinese modernization, and to the long-term prosperity and stability in the two regions.
– Xinhua, MPD
