Our proposed text
Chapter VI
Text proposed by the BLDC Special Groups
6.1.1
Education
Science,
Technology, Culture, Sports and Religion of the Hong Kong SAR
Policies of the Hong Kong SAR in the fields
of
technology,
education,
culture,
science,
sports,
social
6.1.2
6.2.1
professional qualifications,
services, social welfare, and medical and health shall be decided by the Hong Kong SAR Government on its own.
The relationship between educational, scientific, technological, cultural, sports, professional and social welfare organisations and bodies as well as religious organisations in the Hong Kong SAR and their counterparts in the mainland shall
be based on
the principles
non-subordination, non-interference and mutual respect.
[Explanatory
of
Note]
Provisions
regarding the international activities of the above organisations will be included in Article 3 of Chapter VII on the External Affairs of the Hong Kong SAR and will not be repeated here.
The Hong Kong SAR shall
shall maintain the educational
system
compulsory
education)
(including previously
practised in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong SAR Government shall make its own decisions to improve and develop
the
system
according
circumstances.
to
specific
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