DSR 11 (Revised)
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SUBJECT:
In my speech winding up the debate on the Second Reading
of the Hong Kong Bill on 21 Janaury, I said that I would
write to those who had raised points that I felt I had
not answered. You raised the question of judicial
review in case of a clash between the law of Hong Kong
and the Basic Law.
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The agreement provides for the power of final judgement
of the SAR to be vested in the
of final appear in
court
the SAR, but it does not determine in detail the
composition and functions of the Court, or the procedures
by which cases will be brought before
it.
However what
is clear is that the Basic Law will be one of the laws of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the
courts of the SAR (including of course the final court of
appeal) will be obliged to decide cases in accordance
with these laws.
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