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MIPT: BASIC LAW.
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OUR TRANSLATION OF THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE BLOC IS AS FOLLOWS:
BRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.
1. ORIGIN.
THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IS TO BE SET UP IN HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE DASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS DRAFTING COMMITTEE) AT ITS FIRST MEETING. THIS ADVIOSRY BODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPRESENT A WIDE
CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG ARE ASKED TO INITIATE AND ORGANIZE THIS ADVISORY BODY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY.
2. NAME.
THIS ADVISORY BODY WILL BE CALLED THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE').
3. ADDRESS.
THE OFFICE OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE SET UP IN HONG
KONG.
4. NATURE.
THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE A BODY MADE UP OF MEMBRS OF
THE PUBLIC.
5. OBJECTIVE.
THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IS SET UP WITH THE AIM TO ACT AS A
BRIDGE TO LIAISE AND FOSTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DRAFTING
COMMITTEE AND VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG AND AS
AN IMPORTANT CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH PUBLIC VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS ON
THE BASIC LAW ARE TO BE REFLECTED. IT WILL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS' PRINCIPLE, THE PRINCIPLE OF MAINTAINING
HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AND PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN IN
THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, CARRY OUT CONSULTATIONS WITH
THE AIM OF DRAFTING A BASIC LAW FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE IN CHINA, INCLUDING HONG KONG COMPATRIOTS.
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