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International Commission of Jurists report.
In April the International Commission of Jurists published a X report which inter alia, critized the Joint Declaration and
Basic Law for not ensuring the election of the Chief Executive, HMG for not permitting a referendum on the JD and the Basic Law for not allowing sufficient autonomy to the SARG. It also calls for a Human Rights Commission to be
established in Hong Kong. There has been less comment on
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