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6. Will Hong Kong enjoy the promised high degree of autonomy?
The draft clearly recognises that Hong Kong will have a high
The degree of autonomy over a very wide area of government. People's Republic of China will of course be the sovereign power over Hong Kong. It is therefore to be expected that the draft should contain provisions which reserve certain powers to the central authorities. The Joint Declaration makes specific mention of defence and foreign affairs. Similar reservations exist today.
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Executive is not sufficiently accountable to Legislature?
It would
We welcome the clear and specific references in Articles 43 and 64 of the draft Basic Law to the accountability of the executive to the legislature. We believe that the key requirement for Hong Kong is a system which provides for both checks and balances, as well as cooperation, between the executive and the legislature. clearly not be appropriate simply to import a system practised elsewhere, founded on a different political tradition. that future arrangements for the SAR should evolve from the present system, which has worked well and is suited to Hong Kong's unique
circumstances.
We believe
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Grand Electoral College
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it is
If
I am aware of criticism of this concept in Hong Kong. people have reservations about this idea - or indeed about any of the options for the election of the legislature important that they should come forward with feasible alternatives. It does not appear that any of the options in the draft is contrary to the Joint Declaration.
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