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PRINCIPLE THAT THOSE BODIES WERE SUBORDINATE TO NEITHER SIDE, THEY WOULD RESPECT EACH OTHER AND THEY WOULD NOT INTERFERE IN EACH OTHER'S AFFAIRS. THE BASIC LAW BEST ANSWERED THE CONCRETE QUESTION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN MASS ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG AND THOSE ON THE MAINLAND UNDER THE ''ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS'' CONCEPT.
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SOME STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS TOUCHED UPON THE ADDED STIPULATION IN THE DRAFT LAW WHICH BANNED ACTIVITIES SUBVERTING THE C P G AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY FOREIGN POLITICAL BODIES IN HONG KONG. HE YING SAID THAT THE NEW STIPULATION WAS NECESSARY FOR BOTH THE MAINLAND AND HONG KONG. A PROSPEROUS HONG KONG WAS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAINLAND: THE STRONGEST GUARANTEE FOR THE LONG-TERM SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG CAME FROM THE MAINLAND. HE ADDED THAT IT WAS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE HONG KONG A BASE FOR THE ''STAGING OF
ACTIVITIES AIMED AT SUBVERTING OR SPLITTING THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC''.
COMMENT.
INDIVIDUAL STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF
THE N P C DO NOT HAVE THE SAME AUTHORITY AS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEVERTHELESS IT IS INTERESTING THAT SPACE IN THE OFFICIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EXPRESSION OF THE PRINCIPLE THAT MASS ORGANISATIONS IN CHINA AND HONG KONG SHOULD NOT/NOT INTERFERE IN EACH OTHER'S AFFAIRS.
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