Facts have proved time and again that the anti-China agitators in Hong Kong and the foreign groups behind them must be held accountable for impeding Hong Kong's progress toward democracy, the white paper said.

To put an end to the political turmoil in Hong Kong in recent years, a series of major decisions have been taken by the CPC and the central government to restore order, including strengthening the central authorities' overall jurisdiction over the SAR in accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law, it said.