【明報專訊】ZHANG DEJIANG, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress who oversees Hong Kong affairs, gave his speech at the forum commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the HKSAR's Implementation of the Basic Law in Beijing. He reiterated that the central government had plenary powers over Hong Kong, adding that the relationship between the central government and the HKSAR government was such that the former granted the latter the authority to administer Hong Kong. Practically speaking, though the central government has stressed that the relationship between itself and Hong Kong is such that the latter is subordinate to the former, it has failed to make reasonable adjustments to Hong Kong political system accordingly. If this remains the case, there will not be any improvements in the governance of Hong Kong even if the central government adopts a high profile.