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MIPT: FOLLOWING IS CONTINUATION OF ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT
DRAFT OF SECTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
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DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.
UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(12) OF THE JOINT DECLARATION THE POLICIES OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGARDING HONG KONG, WHICH ARE SET
OUT IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, AND THE ELABORATION
OF THEM IN ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION ARE TO BE STIPULATED
IN A BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SAR OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS. THE BASIC LAW
DRAFTING COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
HAS MET ON THREE OCCASIONS IN PEKING. 23 OF ITS 59 MEMBERS COME
FROM HONG KONG. FIVE SPECIAL GROUPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO
CONSIDER PARTICULAR AREAS OF THE BASIC LAW. MAINLAND MEMBERS OF
THE SPECIAL GROUPS HAVE MADE STUDY TOURS TO HONG KONG WHERE THEY
HAVE CONSULTED A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. THE
SPECIAL GROUPS HAVE MADE PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE FULL BLDC. IT
IS EXPECTED THAT ON THE BASIS OF THESE REPORTS THE DRAFTING
COMMITTEE WILL, IN THE COURSE OF 1987, CONSIDER DRAFTS OF
INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES OF THE BASIC. LAW. A FULL DRAFT IS DUE TO BE
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