The central authorities of China will fully support Hong Kong and Macao in growing their economies, improving the people's well-being and promoting democracy, according to a report distributed to the media Monday morning.
The central government will implement coordinated policies and measures for supporting the economic and social development of Hong Kong and Macao, and open the mainland much wider to trade in services with the two regions, says the report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening meeting of the Fifth Session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.