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OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGARDING HONG KONG WHICH ARE SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ELABORATED IN ANNEX I TO IT, WILL BE STIPULATED IN A BASIC LAW FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL PEOPLES CONGRESS, AND WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR 50 YEARS. THE CHINESE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS HAS APPOINTED A 59 MEMBER BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE, 23 OF WHOSE MEMBERS COME FROM HONG KONG. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT A BASIC LAW
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE FORMED IN HONG KONG TO REFLECT THE
VIEWS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE TO THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE. HER
MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT HAVE PUBLICLY WELCOMED THE DECISION TO
CONSULT HONG KONG PEOPLE ON A WIDE BASIS ON THE DRAFTING OF THE
BASIC LAW, AND WILL FOLLOW THE DRAFTING PROCESS CLOSELY.
(C) (NEXT THREE WORDS UNDERLINED) JOINT LIAISON GROUP
8.
A SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED UNDER
THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION IN ORDER TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997, AND WITH A VIEW TO THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. THE GROUP HELD ITS
FIRST MEETING IN LONDON FROM 22 TO 25 JULY. AT THAT MEETING THE
TWO SIDES AGREED ON THE WORKING PROCEDURES OF THE GROUP AND ON
ARRANGEMENTS FOR HONG KONG TO REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK AFTER 1 JULY 1997. THE GROUP ALSO DISCUSSED
HONG KONG'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
TARIFFS AND TRADE AND THE MULTI FIBRE ARRANGEMENT AND THE
CONTINUED APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO
HONG KONG. IT WAS AGREED THAT DISCUSSION OF THESE SUBJECTS WOULD
CONTINUE AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GROUP.
(D) (NEXT TWO WORDS UNDERLINED) LAND COMMISSION
9. A SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION TO MONITOR, CONSULT,
CONSIDER AND DECIDE ON LAND MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE JOINT
DECLARATION. IT HELD FIVE MEETINGS BETWEEN 10 JULY AND 17
OCTOBER 1985, ALL IN HONG KONG. THE COMMISSION QUICKLY REACHED AGREEMENT ON A SERIES OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR USE IN LAND
TRANSACTIONS. BOTH FORM AND WORDING ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE
JOINT DECLARATION. THE COMMISSION ALSO DETERMINED THE LAND
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