25
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(h) The Commission states that Article 68 of the Basic
conflicts with Article 25 of the International
(i)
(j)
Law
Covenant
requires
on Civil and Political Rights which
elections to be by "universal and equal
suffrage". This is not agreed.
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On Basic Law 159 the Commission have themselves
identified the chief protection no amendment can
contravene the basic policies of the Peoples
Republic of China as set out in the Joint
Declaration.
If it does So, then the United
Kingdom can take up the matter up with the Chinese
Peoples Government under the Joint Declaration.
The
Commission's remarks about Article 160 of the
Basic Law on page 114 of the report are very
They do not appear to know about the
and localisation exercises which will
strange.
adaptation
take care of these points.
Attorney General's Chambers
Hong Kong
April 1992