Electing a Hong Kong chief executive who does not seek to challenge the central authorities is crucial to maintaining stability and prosperity in the special administrative region, experts told the Global Times.

This is in response to remarks by Qiao Xiaoyang, chairman of the Law Committee under the National People's Congress (NPC), Sunday that under the "one country, two systems" policy, the qualification of a chief executive was defined by late leader Deng Xiaoping as "Love China, love Hong Kong."

"Put in a clear way, it is someone who does not attempt to overthrow the leadership of the Communist Party of China, or change the socialist system in the main body of the country," Qiao said, adding that Beijing would not allow the election of a confrontational candidate if Hong Kong is to see universal suffrage in 2017.

"Hong Kong's chief executive works more as a coordinator between the region and the central government and must be responsible to both people in Hong Kong and the central government," Chen Lijun, a professor from the Center for Studies of Hong Kong, Macao and Pearl River Delta under the Sun Yat-Sen University, told the Global Times Thursday.

Qiao pointed out that another prerequisite for universal suffrage is that elections must conform to the Basic Law of Hong Kong and related regulations made by the NPC Standing Committee, and the candidates would be appointed by the central government.

Pan-democrats in Hong Kong said Wednesday those conditions are not helpful for genuine universal suffrage, and announced possible protests attended by 10,000 Hongkongers aiming to block traffic in the city.

An exact date for the "Occupy Central" movement, which is looking for universal suffrage, has not yet been set.

Chen said the planned movement is irresponsible, as someone confronting Beijing would definitely not benefit the region, whose economy is intricately linked with the Chinese mainland.

"Democracy varies under different situations worldwide and it should not be promoted in Hong Kong outside the framework of the Basic Law," Zhu Shihai, a professor from the Central Institute of Socialism, told the Global Times on Thursday.

Zhu said the State-Council's appointment of the chief executive is stipulated by the Basic Law, which also regulates that the chief executive should be nominated by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures.

"But overruling an elected candidate is not likely to happen," said Zhu, adding that challenging the central government will only incur side effects other than promoting the development of democracy in Hong Kong.

"It would be more meaningful to negotiate on how to improve the democratic procedures during nomination," Zhu added.