China's State Council Information Office held a news conference in Beijing to brief the media on the decision to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). China's top legislature adopted the decision on Thursday.

Executive Deputy Director Zhang Xiaoming and Deputy Director Deng Zhonghua of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and Deputy Director Zhang Yong of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the NPC answered questions from the media.

Here are the highlights:

-Subversive forces taking advantage of loopholes in current system

-Current system needs improvement to prevent instability and external interference

-The current main problem in Hong Kong is a political issue and China will not back down on the issue of Hong Kong (Read more)

-City's governance needs to be strengthened based on developing situations

-Political instability not about democracy but caused by subversion

-Hong Kong needs proper governance to solve economic and social problems