TNAG-1237-FCO40-1550-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 182

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FE/7209/C1/4

15 Dec 82

ARTICLE 15: The national committee and local committees of the CPPCC shall propagate and help implement the state's foreign policy, actively and on their own initiative develop people's diplomatic activities according to specific conditions, and step up the exchange of friendly visits and co-operation with the peoples of various countries.

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ARTICLE 16: The national committee and local committees of the CPPCC shall engage in compiling, studying and publishing reference materials on modern and contem- porary Chinese history on the basis of their special feature as an united front organization.

ARTICLE 17: The national committee of the CPPCC shall strengthen its ties with its local committees, faciliate the flow of information on the current situation, exchange experiences and join the local committees in studying problems of a common

nature.

Chapter II: General Organization Principle

ARTICLE 18: The CPPCC shall set up a national committee and local

committees.

ARTICLE 19: The national committee of the CPPCC shall be composed of representatives of the CCP, the various democratic parties, non-party democratic personnel, various people's organzations, representatives of the national minorities, representatives of all circles, compatriots from Taiwan, Hongkong and Macao, returned overseas Chinese and specially invited persons.

The local committees of the CPPCC shall be formed according to local conditions and with reference to the formation of their national committee.

ARTICLE 20: With the consultation and concurrence of the standing committee of the national committee of the CPPCC, those parties and organizations that agree with this current constitution may participate in the national committee of the CPPCC. Individuals may participate in the National Committee of the CPPCC after consultation and upon invitation by the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the CPPCC. Those that participate in the local committees shall be handled by the local committees at various levels according to the above-mentioned provision of this article.

ARTICLE 21: The units and individuals participating in the national committee or local committees of the CPPCC have an obligation to abide by and implement this constitution.

ARTICLE 22: The local committees of the CPPCC have an obligation to abide by and implement nationwide resolutions adopted by their national committee, and a local committee at a lower level has an obligation to abide by and implement region-wide resolutions adopted by the local committee at a higher level.

ARTICLE 23: The relationship between the national committee of the CPPCC and its local committees and the relationship between a local committee at a high level and local committees at a lower level are one of guidance.

ARTICLE 24: A motion at the plenary session of the national committee of the CPPCC should be adopted only after the motion has won the support of more than half of the members of the plenary session. A motion put forward to the standing committee of the national committee should be adopted only after it has won the support of more than half of the standing committee members. All the units and individuals participating in the CPPCC have an obligation to abide by and implement its resolutions. If they have different opinions, they may announce that they have reservations while resolutely implementing the resolutions. The local committees may do the same.

ARTICLE 25: Members of the national committee and local committees of the CPPCC have the right to vote, elect and stand for election in the CPPCC meeting at the corresponding level and to offer criticisms and proposals on the work of the meeting.