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TRANSCRIPT A HONG KONG SELECT COMITTER IKETLIG
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22 MAR 89
FOREIGN SECRETARY:
Yes, the Basic Law is under preparation by the legislative organ of the Peuple's Republic of China and it will be enacted in that form. But of course it contains provisions which are to be
applied and administered as the Basic Law of the SAR.
And on your first question, I think it was always visualised
that there would be a third draft although I agree that I at one
time had the impression that the second draft was going to be the
final one.
But I think I was misinformed about that because it
always has been intended that there would be three drafts and it
has always been intended that the third draft will be the final
draft.
CHAIRMAN:
Could we just turn to this question of the ultimate
adjudication and as it were the stutus of the executive, legislative and independent judicial powers which are to remain
Ir Lester. basically as we understand it in Hong Kong?
IR LESTER:
Secretary of State, in terms of the 14 original major
points, now down to rather less, perhaps one of the most important
is the difference between the Joint Declaration which stipulated
that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be vested
with executive, legislative and independent judicial power,
including that power of final adjudication.