(ii) Chinese citizens with a right of abode in Hong
Kong
(iii) Foreign nationals with a right of abode in Hong
Kong
(iv) Tourists with a temporary right to stay in Hong
Kong
The people in the fourth category are only entitled to a temporary stay in Hong Kong, and therefore they should not enjoy any right to participate in the local government. We would think that only Hong Kong citizens should have the right to be elected as leaders in the Central legislative and executive bodies of the HKSAR and to become the chief executive or the ministers of various ministries or departments of HKSAR government. All citizens and residents in Hong Kong [categories (i), (ii) and (iii)] should enjoy the right to elect and/or to be elected as Councillors into the Regional Councils or District Boards. We take the view that the right to participate in local government should be based on citizenship or the right of residence in Hong Kong, and not on race, sex, or beliefs of individuals.
(e) If the Central Government were to allow Hong Kong citizens to have dual nationality, then those people
in the second and third categories may also have the chance to become the leaders of the Hong Kong Government. We feel that this would be beneficial to Hong Kong as this would enable highly qualified people of foreign nationality to participate in the
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HKSAR government as Hong Kong citizens without having to abandon their foreign nationality. In view of the special circumstances of Hong Kong, the Central Government should take this suggestion into serious consideration.
(f) To implement the general principles laid down in the Basic Law, HKSAR should also have a separate and detailed code of law governing the organization of its governmental assemblies and the proceedings thereof. The Basic Law or a separate piece of Hong Kong legislation is required to ensure the independ- ence and impartiality of election commissions. Any dispute or litigation in relation to local elections should be within the exclusive jurisdiction of Hong Kong Courts.
(g) The Chinese Central Government should retain power to appoint the chief executive and other top officials of the Hong Kong Government. The exer- cise of this power should only be formal and sym- bolic, and should not carry with it any discretion or veto power.
(6) Should the Basic Law of Hong Kong contain (a) a preamble, (b) a chapter on general principles or directive principles of social policy, and (c) a chapter on basic human rights?
(a) The preamble of the Basic Law should clearly record the special historial background, in relation to the establishment of the special administrative region of Hong Kong, its Basic Law and its political
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