'Hong Kong independence' will lead nowhere, premier warns

The notion of "Hong Kong independence" will lead nowhere, Premier Li Keqiang said as he delivered the Government Work Report on Sunday.

Li, who presented the report at the annual session of the top legislature, the National People's Congress, pledged to fully implement the "one country, two systems" principle in the special administrative region.

The central government will continue to implement, both to the letter and in spirit, the principle of "one country, two systems", under which the people of Hong Kong govern Hong Kong, the people of Macao govern Macao, and both regions enjoy a high degree of autonomy, he said.