Fight separatism in HK

President Xi Jinping, in a meeting with Leung Chun-ying, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, in Beijing on Friday, praised Leung and the SAR government for their efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and the principle of One Country, Two Systems.

This is yet another signal to those intent on seeking "Hong Kong independence" that the authorities have zero tolerance for separatism and will never let their guard down against it.

Leung, who was delivering his work report for the year, was on what is expected to be his final duty visit to Beijing as chief executive, as his term in office ends on July 1 next year. Xi's remarks emphasize that there should be no doubt that the next chief executive is expected to follow Leung's example and exercise the utmost vigilance against separatism.