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2.
The Government of the United Kingdom declares
that it will restore
Hong Kong.
to the People's
Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997.
3.
The Chinese Government declares that the basic policies
of the People's Republic of China regarding Hong Kong are
as follows:
(1)
(2)
(3)
Upholding national unity and territorial
integrity and taking account of the history
of Hong Kong and its realities, the People's
Republic of China has decided to establish, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of
the Constitution of the People's Republic of China,
a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region upon
resuming exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
[The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be directly under the authority of the Central
People's Government of the People's Republic of
China.] The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region wil enjoy a high
/degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence
affairs which are the responsibilities of the
Central People's Government.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will,
be vested with the power of legislation and
independent judicial power, including that of
final adjudication. The laws in force in
Hong Kong will remain basically unchanged.
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