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provisions on the structure and operation of the future SAR
Government. These are:
(a)
except for foreign and defence affairs which are the responsibilities of the Central People's* Government of the Peoples Republic of China, the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be
vested with executive, legislative and independent
judicial power including that of final adjudication;
(b)
the Government and legislature of the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed
of local inhabitants;
(c)
the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region shall be selected by election
or through consultations held locally and be appointed by the Central People's Government;
(d)
the legislature of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region shall be constituted by
elections. Legislative powers shall be vested in
the legislature.
(e)
the executive authorities shall abide by the
law and shall be accountable to the legislature.
THE CONVERGENCE
For convergence to be achieved account will need to
be taken of inter alia the following factors:
5.
(a) the provisions in paragraph 3 and Annex 1 to
the Joint Declaraiion about the basic policies of
the PRC regarding Hong Kong;
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