DECISION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS APPROVING THE PROPOSALBY THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIALADMINISTRATIVE REGION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE BASICLAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION UNDER THE STANDINGCOMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

DECISION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS APPROVING THE PROPOSALBY THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIALADMINISTRATIVE REGION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE BASICLAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION UNDER THE STANDINGCOMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS Important Notice: This English document is coming from "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7) which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China Legal System Publishing House.

In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.

Whole Document DECISION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS APPROVING THE PROPOSAL BY THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION UNDER THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (Adopted at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 4, 1990) The Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress decides: 1. to approve the proposal by the Drafting Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Establishment of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress; and 2. to establish the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress when the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is put into effect.

Appendix Proposal by the Drafting Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Establishment of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1. Name: The Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

2. Affiliation: To be a working committee under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

3. Function: To study questions arising from the implementation of Articles 17, 18, 158 and 159 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and submit its views thereon to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

4. composition: Twelve members, six from the mainland and six from Hong Kong, including persons from the legal profession, appointed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for a term of office of five years. Hong Kong members shall be Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with no right of abode in any foreign country and shall be nominated jointly by the Chief Executive, President of the Legislative Council and Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Region for appointment by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.