Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday said that China will improve the relevant systems and mechanisms in its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security and ensure better enforcement of the Constitution and the Basic Law. He made the remarks as he delivered the government work report at the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing.

Li said such improvement will guarantee the long-term stability and prosperity for both Hong Kong and Macao SARs on the basis of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle. In the case of the Taiwan region, the premier said that Beijing will remain "highly vigilant against and will resolutely deter any separatist activity seeking 'Taiwan Independence'."