Chinese lawmakers will deliberate a draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during the fourth annual session of the 13th National People's Congress. The principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" aims to close legal loopholes in Hong Kong's electoral system. Some critics say the principle undermines democracy. The New York Times said these patriots would effectively have to be loyal to the central government and the Communist Party of China. Lawrence Ma, director of the China Law Society and chairman of the Hong Kong Legal Exchange Foundation, shared his take on this criticism.