China will stick to 'one country, two systems', says Xi

Shanghai

CHINESE President Xi Jinping has said that China will stick steadfastly to the "one country, two systems" model used to administer Hong Kong, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Hong Kong, a former British colony, returned to Chinese rule in 1997 under the "one country, two systems" formula that gives it substantial autonomy and freedoms, with universal suffrage promised as an "ultimate goal".