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.
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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.
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