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Section 5
The characteristics of Hong Kong law.
a: Its colonial nature.
b: The combination of various types of law at various administrative levels.
C: A relatively complete legal system.
d:
Its use in guaranteeing and promoting Hong Kong's economic development.
CHAPTER III
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.
Section 1
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the legal basis for drawing up the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
a: The provisions in the Chinese Constitution for drawing up the basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
b: The provisions in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and in the Basic law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
C: The application of the supreme legal authority of our Constitution in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.
Section 2
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the legal embodiment of our country's Constitutional principle of `one country, two systems'.
a: China's explanation of its basic policies and principles on Hong Kong in the Joint Declaration is the embodiment of the policies in Article 31 of the Constitution.
b:
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a further concrete embodiment in legal form of our basic policies and principles towards Hong Kong as laid out in the Constitution.
Section 3
The nature, content and characteristics of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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