Voting should 'comply with HK status as SAR'

HONG KONG - The country should adopt its own electoral system in accordance with its own domestic situation, Qiao Xiaoyang, deputy secretary-general of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, said on Monday.

The electoral methods in Hong Kong should comply with the principles of "universal" and "equal", but they must also fulfill Hong Kong's legal position as a special administrative region (SAR), he said.

Qiao made his points in Beijing after the Hong Kong SAR government had earlier in the day given notice to put the two 2012 electoral packages to a vote in the Legislative Council on June 23.