1 2021-02-18 13:54:39Xinhua Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download A law professor on Hong Kong and Macao studies has emphasized the importance of "patriots governing Hong Kong," describing it as an integral and core part of "one country, two systems." It is a fundamental principle that must be followed in pursuit of developing and improving the political system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said Wang Zhenmin, head of the Institute of State Governance and director of the Center for Hong Kong and Macao Studies at Tsinghua University. Taking note of the emergence of radical forces advocating "Hong Kong independence" in recent years, Wang said such people have not only incited frequent street violence but also taken advantage of institutional loopholes to penetrate into Hong Kong's local governance structure in flocks, posing the danger of replacing patriots as the main body of Hong Kong governance.