A Chinese official said he is deeply convinced that the great undertaking of "One Country, Two Systems" will ride the wind and cleave the waves, and finally reach the opposite shore of victory.

In an article entitled "Hong Kong's past, present and future" carried by local newspaper South China Morning Post on Wednesday, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong Yang Wenchang wrote that "One Country, Two Systems" is brand new, and difficulties and disturbances could get in the way of Hong Kong's economic recovery and social progress.

However, he said that it is his firm belief that with the all-out support of the 1.3 billion fellow citizens in the mainland, Hong Kong's compatriots will stand united, sum up past experiences and strive for a better future with unremitting efforts.

He expressed his appreciation that the representatives of foreign consuls as well as financial and cultural organizations in Hong Kong have respected China's sovereignty over Hong Kong, and Hong Kong's long-term interests, while actively seeking and expanding common interests based on compliance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

"I highly approve of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's position that Hong Kong should become a bridge of win-win cooperation between Britain and China," he wrote after a one-year term at his current post.

Meanwhile, he said he would like to take this opportunity "to remind a certain quarter to refrain from interfering in Hong Kong's political affairs, which by nature belong to China's internal affairs."

Source: Xinhua