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Major Differences between the Draft Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(for solicitation of opinions) and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region
of the People's Republic of China
CHAPTER I
General Principles
Art.
7
All land
Draft MBL
Art.
HKBL
Remarks
shall be State property
7
except private land as stipulated by the previous law of Macao.
All property.
land
shall be State
8
Refers to
previously
except any MBL.
retention of laws
in force in Macao
which
contravene the
CHAPTER II
Refers to common law and other features of the English legal system. Otherwise similar.
Relationship between the Central Authorities and the SAR
14
reference to the stationing of
CPG troops in Macao SAR.
14(3)
-
- 14 (5)
Specific
stationing
provisions on the of CPG troops in the
HKSAR, including expenditure for the garrison.
China apparently decided CPG would stationed in
has
that troops not be
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