“爱国者治港”:宪制依据、首要标准与实施路径

"Patriots governing Hong Kong"and its constitutional basis,preferred criterion and implementation path

“爱国者治港”根本原则是“一国两制”方针的题中应有之义,具有充分的法律和法理依据。在宪法和基本法所构成的特区宪制基础中,多款条文都反映和规限了“爱国者治港”原则,而全国人大常委会的不少释法及决定更是以实现“爱国者治港”为目的。因此特区政府亟需将“爱国者治港”作为香港从政者的首要标准来强调和落实。这也需要中央履行其宪制责任,从修改完善选举法律这一源头问题上切实把好“爱国者治港”这一重要关口。

The fundamental principle that"patriots governing Hong Kong"is an inherent part of the principle of"One country,two systems",which has sufficient legal and jurisprudential basis.In the fundamental of HKSAR constitutional system formed by the Constitution and the Basic Laws,many articles reflect and prescribe a limit for the principle of"patriots governing Hong Kong".Furthermore,many interpretations and decisions of the Standing Committee of The National People's Congress aim at achieving"patriots governing Hong Kong".Therefore,the HKSAR government urgently needs to emphasize and implement that"patriots governing Hong Kong"and to take"patriot"as the preferred qualification for Hong Kong politicians.This also requires the central government to fulfill its constitutional responsibility,and to effectively handle the important point that"patriots governing Hong Kong"by amending and improving the electoral Law.