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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1988

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SPELL OUT 'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS' CONCEPT

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THE "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS" CONCEPT SHOULD BE CLEARLY OUT IN THE BASIC LAW IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A LEGAL CONCEPT, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI SUGGESTED IN TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

SPELT

BASIS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

BASIC LAW, DR HO CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING OF THE PEOPLE OF SYSTEMS'

SPEAKING IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON THE DRAFT POINTED OUT THAT THE BASIC LAW SURELY COULD NOT TOWARDS MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THE CONFIDENCE HONG KONG IF THE PRINCIPLE OF "ONE MENTIONED IN THE PREAMBLE BUT NOT IN THE 10 CHAPTERS NOR IN THE ANNEX.

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COUNTRY, TWO

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WAS ONLY

ESTABLISHED,

AS THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE PREAMBLE HAD YET TO BE HE SUGGESTED THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF "ONE COUNTRY, TWO BE INCLUDED IN CHAPTER 1, ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4 SYSTEMS" SHOULD AS FOLLOWS "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE SYSTEMS, SOCIALIST SYSTEM AND POLICIES SHALL NOT BE PRACTISED

OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND

IN THE SYSTEM AND WAY OF LIFE SHALL NOT BE CHANGED FOR 50 YEARS".

EXISTING CAPITALIST

THE

REGION OF

OF THE

AS HONG KONG WOULD BECOME A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHINA AFTER 1997, DR HO SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT SAR SHOULD NOT BE IN CONFLICT WITH CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.

THE LAWS

"THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE PLAN OF TWO SYSTEMS' WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, CONSIDERATION AMENDING THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION ACCORDINGLY,

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'ONE

COUNTRY,

SHOULD BE GIVEN TO HE SAID.

DR HO SAID VUETHER 10 CO-OPERATION BETWEEN

ON THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE FUTURE SAR, HE COULD PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TO THE GOVERNMENT A CERTAIN EXTENT

UPON THE DEGREE OF HIMSELF AND THE LEGISLATURE.

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WOULD,

"THERE MUST BE A HIGH DEGREE OF MUTUAL AND SUPPORT BETWEEN THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATIVE

TRUST, UNDERSTANDING HE SAID.

COUNCIL,

1

SELECTING THE CHIEF HE FELT THAT OF DEMOCRACY AND

AS FOR THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES FOR EXECUTIVE CONTAINED IN ANNEX 1 OF THE DRAFT BASIC LAW EMPHASIS

PLACED ON THE SPIRIT REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE CONCERNED PARTIES.

WAS

BEING

NOMINATION AND GENERAL ELECTION WERE PUT FORWARD AS NETHODS TO BE USED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS.

AND MUCH IMPORTANCE WAS BEING ATTACHED TO THE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.

THE MAJOR

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