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Local standards and systems for assessing and scrutinizing professional qualifiactions should be progressively established.
Hong Kong would maintain its extensive cultural exchanges with other parts of the world.
Citizens' freedom of religious beliefs, missionary activities and contacts with foreign religious bodies would be respected. Social traditions and customs would not be unreasonably interfered with.
There are significant differences in principles, history and spirits between the existing legal systems of China and Hong Kong. As a special administrative region, Hong Kong should abide by the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, but would keep an independent legal system as far as internal administration is concerned.
The existing laws in Hong Kong would serve as the basis for gradual refinement and modification. Laws in the Chinese language should gradually be established.
The judicial system should be maintained and reformed according to practical needs.
Business disputes would be solved according to international commercial conventions and practices, including disputes arising from contracts signed between Hong Kong and Chinese agencies.
The judiciary should be independent. An independent Judicial Committee would be established and the Chief Justice would be nominated by the committee.
(Translated from the original Chinese version)
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