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MIPT: BASIC LAW

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OUR ROUGH TRANSLATION OF THE REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IS AS FOLLOWS :

BEGINS.

ROUGH TRANSLATION

CONSTITUTION OF THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE 1. ORGIN

THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IS TO BE SET UP IN HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'DRAFTING COMMITTEE) AT ITS FIRST MEETING. THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPRESENT A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS INITIATORS') ARE ASKED TO INITIATE AND ORGANIZE THIS COMMITTEE, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY. THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE SUBORDINATE. TO OR ASSUME LEADERSHIP OVER EACH OTHER. THEY SHOULD JOINTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW.

2. NAME

THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE CALLED THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE').

3. ADDRESS

THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE SET UP IN HONG KONG.

4. NATURE

THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE A CONSULTATIVE BODY MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

5. OBJECTIVE

THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ACTS AS A BRIDGE TO LIAISE AND FOSTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE AND VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG AND AS AN IMPORTANT CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH PUBLIC VIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE BASIC LAW ARE TO BE REFLECTED. IT WILL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS' PRINCIPLE AND THE SPIRIT OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, CARRY OUT CONSULTATIONS IN HONG KONG WITH THE AIM OF DRAFTING A BASIC LAW FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE ASPRIATIONS OF THE PEOPLE IN CHINA,

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