By alleging that Hong Kong's elections "will not produce meaningful democratic results" on April Fool's Day, U.S. consul-general Hanscom Smith actually made a fool of himself.
With Hong Kong as a special administrative region of China, it is the people living here that have the final say on the results of elections. There is no room for the United States to meddle in Hong Kong affairs, let alone a politician of its agency that should have focused on providing visas and consular services to its citizens.
The adoption of legislative changes by China's top legislature on improving Hong Kong's electoral system is within its constitutional power and in line with global rules, which is also required for the enduring success of the implementation of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong.